# A Play Within A Play: Behind the Phrase 'House of Cards'

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Belinda Jack
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/play-within-play-behind-phrase-house-cards)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When referring to the play within the play ‘The Real Thing’ entitled ‘House of Cards’, Professor Jack explains the different meanings of this phrase in her lecture ‘Theatre and Love: Tom Stoppard, The Real Thing’.

## Lectures

1. [A Play Within A Play: Behind the Phrase 'House of Cards'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/play-within-play-behind-phrase-house-cards/b22a2737e7d5) (YouTube)