How to pronounce“stoppard”in English

I'm going to quote Tom Stoppard quoting Neil Gaiman, with some liberties.

do my work born thomas straussler to jewish parents in what was then czechoslovakia tom stoppard came very late to knowing

sky but he could be wearing a boat drama has been tom stoppard's life's work from his first successes the likes of

But I think Steven comes from a tradition of Albee, and Pinter, and Stoppard.

So I'm going to quote Thomas Stoppard-- Actually, before we do, just I would say after that, things get much stranger.