On the Razzle (play)

On the Razzle
Poster for the original Royal National Theatre production
Written by	Tom Stoppard
Characters	Herr Zangler, owner of a rural upscale grocery store Mme. Knorr, proprietor of a women's clothing store in Vienna Weinberl, Zangler's chief clerk Christopher, Zangler's apprentice Frau Fischer, Mme. Knorr's customer Marie, Zangler's niece Sonders, Marie's ne'er-do-well suitor Melchior, Zangler's personal assistant
Date premiered	18 September 1981
Place premiered	Royal National Theatre London
Original language	English
Subject	Mistaken identities lead to comedic chaos and romantic entanglements
Genre	Farce
Setting	Vienna

On the Razzle is a play by Tom Stoppard which premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1981. It is an adaptation of the 1842 Viennese play Einen Jux will er sich machen by Johann Nestroy, which had been adapted twice by Thornton Wilder. The first Wilder version, 1938, entitled The Merchant of Yonkers, was faithful to the original material, but the second Wilder version, 1955, renamed The Matchmaker, expanded the previously secondary role of Dolly Gallagher Levi, who later became the heroine of the Jerry Herman musical hit, Hello, Dolly!. Stoppard's adaptation eliminates the Dolly character.

The play's title is a euphemism, often used by the British press, to describe the actions of a celebrity who has drunk, or is about to drink, a considerable amount of alcohol.