Skylight premiered at the National Theatre in 1995 and then went on to become one of the most internationally successful plays of recent years.
This is the definitive edition of Skylight.
This is the definitive edition of Skylight.
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"The play of the decade."--Spectator
"A magnificent chamber play by one of the few major playwrights in our language. Quite unlike his "social" trilogy [Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges, The Absence of War], Hare is here dealing with gentler matters of life, love and circumstance...Skylight might well one day take its place among the small, residual handful of fin de siecle classics."--New York Post
"There are times in the theatre when you suddenly find yourself in the grip of silence. There is no fidgeting or coughing no shifting about in seats: the audience's attention is so tense, it is almost palpable. This is because it can sense that what is happening on the stage is both thrilling and dangerous: a fight to the death, or the dawning of salvation. David Hare's new play, Skylight, is punctuated by such moments. They are the signs that a dramatist of the first rank is writing at full stretch, in complete command of his material, undogmatic and unafraid, unforgiving but compassionate."--Sunday Times
"A magnificent chamber play by one of the few major playwrights in our language. Quite unlike his "social" trilogy [Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges, The Absence of War], Hare is here dealing with gentler matters of life, love and circumstance...Skylight might well one day take its place among the small, residual handful of fin de siecle classics."--New York Post
"There are times in the theatre when you suddenly find yourself in the grip of silence. There is no fidgeting or coughing no shifting about in seats: the audience's attention is so tense, it is almost palpable. This is because it can sense that what is happening on the stage is both thrilling and dangerous: a fight to the death, or the dawning of salvation. David Hare's new play, Skylight, is punctuated by such moments. They are the signs that a dramatist of the first rank is writing at full stretch, in complete command of his material, undogmatic and unafraid, unforgiving but compassionate."--Sunday Times
About the Author
David Hare was born in Sussex, England in 1947. His first play, Slag, was produced in 1970. His other works include Plenty (1978), A Map of the World (1983), and Pravda (1985). A founder of the Portable Theatre and the Joint Stock, he became resident dramatist and literary manager of the Royal Court Theatre, London (1967–71), and at the Nottingham Playhouse (1973). Until recently, Hare served as director of the National Theatre, London. In 1982, Hare founded a film company, Greenpoint Films. He has written several screenplays including Plenty (1985), Weatherby (1985), Strapless (1989), and Damage (1992). Several of his best-known plays, The Secret Rapture, Racing Demon, Skylight, The Judas Kiss, Via Dolorosa and Amy's View have been presented on Broadway.
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A new direction for David Hare, and a marvelous success.,
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This review is from: Skylight: A Play (Paperback)
After writing "The Secret Rapture," his indictment of complacency in Thatcherite Britain, and his trilogy of plays on British institutions, David Hare understandably needed a break from writing political theatre. His next play, "Skylight," defied expectations and marked a new phase in Hare's career. Unlike the political plays that precede it, "Skylight" is, to use its author's terminology, a Jim and Tim play: two main characters discuss their lives, their feelings and their relationships, and if any broad themes are to be gleaned it is the role of the viewer and not the playwright. Hare's play is a standalone masterpiece of chamber theatre, and, when compared with his other work, it is even more astounding.
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Dull Theater,
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This review is from: Skylight: A Play (Paperback)
Hare is an old time lefty who has made a fortune and a career on his dismay over the fact that England is not a communist utopia. This piece sets up an adolescent conflict: a dull girl would prefer to be a low-paid school teacher in a dismal section of town instead of shacking up with her rich paramour. "Come with me," I say. "No, the children need me." Of course, in Hare's world, she's right. Making a 'difference' teaching hopeless children is obviously more noble and worthwhile than employing thousands in industry. Walking to work, superior to driving a Jaguar. Eating out of a tin, more satisfying than a fine meal in a posh restaurant... Eager to see Hare in this commune? Don't count on it. You are more likely to find him sipping a martini at his reserved table at the Ritz.
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Kyra Tom, Tom That, Tom Well, Kyra That, Tom All, Kyra Well, Yellow Pages, Kyra Thank, Tom Kyra, East Ham, Kyra All, Kyra Are, Kyra Edward, Tom You're, Kyra Have, Kyra You've, Tom He, Tom Sure, Tom Thank New!
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