Arcadia
Arcadia by Tom Stoppardby Tom Stoppard
The most recommended of 5 plays
People recommend Arcadia as Stoppard's best play and the best entry point into his work, praising its intellectual cleverness and emotional depth.
People recommend Arcadia as Stoppard's best play and the best entry point into his work, praising its intellectual cleverness and emotional depth.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Other plays people recommend
The four most recommended other plays, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadiaby Tom StoppardThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Hamletby William Shakespeare | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Shakespeare's playsby William Shakespeare | 4 | 4 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| Macbethby William Shakespeare | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Faustby Goethe | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It is, perhaps, the finest work of modern theater.”
“still probably his best plays, and certainly the best introduction to his work”
“in the interval I experienced a Damascene conversion”
“It's both deeply moving and extremely thought-provoking, clever, and intellectual interesting.”
“Arcadia was the best play ever.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.