Playwright Tom Stoppard died Nov. 29 in Dorset, England. He was 88.
A renown playwright — “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” (1966), “Jumpers” (1972), “Travesties” (1974) and “The Real Thing” (1982) to name just a few — he also wrote for the screen: “Brazil” (1985), “Empire of the Sun” (1987), “Billy Bathgate” (1991), “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) and others.
His 2006 play “Rock ‘n’ Roll” references Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. Barrett’s mental decline plays a role in the play’s storyline.
Stoppard also wrote “Darkside,” a BBC Radio 2 production to celebrate Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973) album on its 40th anniversary.
