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''The Real Thing'' is a play by Tom Stoppard, first performed in 1982. It examines the nature of honesty, and its use of a play within a play is one of many levels on which the author teases the audience with the difference between semblance and reality. The play focuses on the relationship between Henry and Annie, an actress who is part of a committee to free Brodie, a Scottish soldier imprisoned for burning a memorial wreath during a protest. ==Characters== Max: "40-ish" male actor who begins the play married to Annie. Acts in Henry's new play, ''House of Cards''. Charlotte: "35-ish" female actor who begins the play married to Henry. Acts across Max in ''House of Cards''. Henry: "40-ish" playwright who, at the beginning of the play, is married to Charlotte and conducting an affair with Annie. Both seems to believe in love and approach it with cynicism. Annie: "30-ish" female actor who begins the play married to Max, she has been conducting an ongoing affair with Henry while also working as an activist for Brodie, a soldier who was arrested and imprisoned for setting fire to the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. Billy: "22-ish" young actor who plays Giovanni across from Annie's Annabella in '''Tis Pity She's a Whore''. Openly desires an affair with Annie. Debbie: "17" year old daughter of Charlotte and Henry, she spends very little time with them. Brodie: "25" year old soldier imprisoned for setting fire to the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Annie takes him up as a cause. 〔Stoppard, Tom. The Real Thing. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Real Thing (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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