The Plays of David Hare

This 1995 book examines the work of David Hare including screenplays and the plays he has written for the Royal National Theatre.

Carol Homden (Author)

9780521427180, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 March 1995

276 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.35 kg

This 1995 book was the first full-length survey of one of the leading playwrights of the post-war generation. Through his career as playwright, filmmaker, and director, David Hare has been at the forefront of modern theatre and his work is frequently seen as a reflection of the contemporary political and social environment of Britain. In this analysis, Carol Homden examines the work of David Hare including the screenplays of Plenty, Pravda and Wetherby, as well as the plays he has written for the Royal National Theatre. Through her study, Homden identifies the key themes which have dominated and influenced Hare's writing throughout his career and closes with a discussion of Hare's trilogy of plays, Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges and The Absence of War.

Acknowledgements
Introduction: a statement of departure
1. The sixties revolution
2. Stepping into the past
3. A turning over
4. The people's war and peace
5. Sense of an ending
6. The foundry of lies
7. Dreams of leaving
8. Drawing a map of the world
9. All our escapes
10. Painting pictures
11. The moment of unification
12. Strapless
13. Heading home?
14. Stepping into the future
Conclusion: a statement of arrival
Select bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: plays & playwrights [DSG]