The scripts of five David Hare plays. The settings include China, Vietnam in 1974/5, and the Hermitage Museum, Leningrad in the 1950s.[...]

Arthur Schnitzler described Reigen, his loose series of sexual sketches, as "completely unprintable, " and indeed its premiere in 1921 spurred an obscenity suit. It was only when Max Ophuls made his famous film in 1950 that the work became better known as La Ronde. Now David Hare has reset these cir[...]

In 1997 the 50-year-old playwright David Hare decided to visit the 50-year-old state of Israel and write a play - "Via Dolorosa" - about the conflict. He then chose to become the actor of his own play and set about learning to act the monologue for an uninterrupted 95 minutes on stage. "Acting Up" i[...]

"Berlin/Wall": In two contrasted readings for the stage, David Hare visits a place where a famous wall has come down; then another where a wall is going up. Berlin. For his whole adult life, David Hare has been visiting the city which so many young people regard as the most exciting in Europe. But t[...]

David Hare has established a unique reputation for plays that are at once personal and political, deeply serious and incredibly funny. This new collection contains five of his most important works and showcases the true range of his talent. The Secret Rapture, perhaps Hare's most acclaimed work, is [...]