Politics, institutions and private compromise are the recurring pressures in David Hare’s British drama. Plenty follows Susan Traherne from wartime resistance work into post-war disillusionment, while Racing Demon examines clergy inside the Church of England and Murmuring Judges turns to the legal system. Skylight places a former couple in a room together and lets class, money and responsibility emerge through their argument. Stuff Happens reconstructs the political decisions leading to the Iraq War using public figures and documentary material. Hare’s drama is direct, argumentative and rooted in contemporary institutions rather than absurdism or historical spectacle. The natural neighbouring categories are modern British theatre, political drama and state-of-the-nation plays, especially for readers interested in the stage as a place for public argument. Read more Less
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