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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.
David Hare was born in Sussex, England, in 1947. In 1970, his first play, Slag, was performed at the Hampstead Theatre Club. Since 1983, several of Hare's best-known playsincluding Plenty, The Secret Rapture, Skylight, Racing Demon, The Judas Kiss, Amy's View, and Via Dolorosahave been presented on Broadway. Hare lives in London.
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Skylight premiered at the National Theatre in 1995 and then went on to become one of the most internationally successful plays of recent times.
"The play of the decade."The 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 siècle 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."The Sunday Times
"It is hard to think of many contemporary plays one could happily sit through for a third time without the faintest twinge of boredom. David Hare's Skylight is one of them."Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph
Review
"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
Synopsis
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.
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.