| Hapgood | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Tom Stoppard |
| Characters | Hapgood Blair Kerner Ridley Wates Merryweather Maggs Joe Russian |
| Date premiered | March 8, 1988 |
| Place premiered | Aldwych Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Espionage, quantum mechanics |
Hapgood is a play by Tom Stoppard, first produced in 1988. It is mainly about espionage, focusing on a British female spymaster (Hapgood) and her juggling of career and motherhood. The play also makes reference to quantum mechanics, including Niels Bohr's "The answer is the question interrogated"; Heisenberg's uncertainty principle; and the topological problem of the Seven Bridges of Königsberg. It is regarded as one of Stoppard’s weakest works.[1]