David Hare stands as a leader in the generation of young British dramatists who came to the fore in the 1970s, a group that includes David Edgar, Trevor Griffiths, Steven Poliakoff, and the so-called "wild bunch," Howard Brenton, Snoo Wilson, Howard...
David Hare can refer to: David Hare (philanthropist) (1775-1842), Scottish philanthropist David Hare (artist) (1917-1992), U.S. sculptor and photographer David Hare (dramatist) (born 1947), British...
Laurence Olivier once said he only approved of prizes for actors if he was receiving them. The playwright David Hare has taken the adage one step further. He only approves of prizes for playwrights if the winner is informed in advance that he...
THE BAY AT NICE Play in one act by David Hare Directed by Ted Kazanoff. Set andlighting, Jeff Gardiner At: Beau Jest Theatre, Boston, through June 7 In 1986 one of England's foremost living playwrights, David Hare, turned away from the barricades. Initially...
There’s at least one outstanding reason to see David Hare’s premiere of The Vertical Hour at the Music Box: Bill Nighy, playing Mr. Hare’s worldly Englishman to Julianne Moore’s idealistic American, is giving one of the most remarkable performances ever seen in a Broadway debut....
There’s at least one outstanding reason to see David Hare’s premiere of The Vertical Hour at the Music Box: Bill Nighy, playing Mr. Hare’s worldly Englishman to Julianne Moore’s idealistic American, is giving one of the most remarkable performances ever seen in a Broadway debut....
In the following essay, Cohn examines the portrayal of women in Hare's dramas and films, noting the strengths and weaknesses of the female characters in light of harsh feminist criticism of Hare's work.
In the following essay, Glenn provides an overview of the political themes, staging, and critical reception of Hare's trilogy—Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges, and The Absence of War.
In the following essay, Su examines Hare's sentimental vision of an idealized British past and its underlying function as a point of reference for interpreting contemporary political realities and moral conflicts.
