LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Tom Stoppard, one of Britain’s best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88. Below are some tributes and reactions. MICK JAGGER “Tom Stoppard was my favourite playwright. He leaves us with a majestic body of intellectual and amusing work. I will always miss him.” UNITED AGENTS Stoppard’s agent said […]
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LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Tom Stoppard, one of Britain’s best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88. Below are some tributes and reactions.
MICK JAGGER
“Tom Stoppard was my favourite playwright. He leaves us with a majestic body of intellectual and amusing work. I will always miss him.”
UNITED AGENTS
Stoppard’s agent said it was an honour to work with him.
“We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved client and friend, Tom Stoppard, has died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family. He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language.”
THEATRE CRITIC MARK SHENTON
“For over 50, 60 years he’s dominated the theatre,” Shenton told Sky News. “And the cinema as well. He had a phenomenal impact. He was probably Britain’s leading playwright.”
UK WRITERS’ TRADE UNION
“We are so sad to learn of the death of Tom Stoppard,” The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain said. “A recipient of our Outstanding Contribution to Writing in 2017, he was presented by fellow playwright and former WGGB President (David Edgar) who said of him: ‘Like no one else, he has challenged, dazzled and amazed.'”
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Andrew Heavens)