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Hare, David
English dramatist and screenwriter. He co-founded the theatre company Joint Stock in 1974. His plays satirize the decadence of post-war Britain, and include Slag (1970), Teeth 'n' Smiles (1975), Fanshen (1975) on revolutionary Chinese communism, Plenty (1978), and Pravda (1985) (with Howard Brenton) on Fleet Street journalism. Later plays include My Zinc Bed (2000), The Breath of Life (2002), and The Permanent Way (2004), the story of a political dream turned sour.
In a trilogy of plays he looks critically at three aspects of UK life: Racing Demon (1990) which deals with the Church of England, Murmuring Judges (1991) concerning the legal system, and The Absence of War (1994). His screenplays include Wetherby and Plenty (both 1985), Paris by Night (1988), Damage (1992), The Absence of War (1994), Via Dolorosa (2000), and The Hours (2002).
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