Jumpers
Tom Stoppard
Main CharactersGeorge Moore: A bumbling, pedantic professor of moral philosophy who spends the play dictating a complex, circular lecture attempting to prove the existence of a moral God. Dorothy Moore: George’s glamorous but mentally fragile wife, a retired musical star who finds herself at the center of a murder mystery she cannot explain. Sir Archibald Jumper: A cynical, multi-talented Vice-Chancellor who embodies the ruthless pragmatism and logical positivism that George spends the entire play intellectually fighting against.
First Performance: 1972, at Old Vic Theatre, London
Critically acclaimed and a major commercial hit, establishing Stoppard's ability to combine complex philosophy with mainstream theatrical entertainment.