“Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must have been one. A moment. In childhood. When it first occurred to you that you don’t go on forever. It must have been shattering, stamped into one’s memory. And yet, I can’t remember it.”

― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

I did the lights for a production of R&G, it was one of the few productions I've done where I had to be careful not to get too engorssed or I'd miss a cue. Such a good play.

From an early age I’ve appreciated his screenplay for the film Empire of the Sun.

"Arcadia" is probably the most relevant work for the HN crowd.

"Arcadia" is great, but "The Hard Problem" (2015) may also be of interest - on consciouness and philosophy of mind. I'd coincidentally read Daniel Dennett's "Intuition Pumps and other tools for thinking" shortly before seeing the play and there was a hefty overlap in themes.