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Via Dolorosa - by David Hare (Paperback)

Via Dolorosa - by  David Hare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In 1997, after many invitations, the fifty-year-old playwright resolved finally to visit the fifty-year-old state of Israel. The resulting play, written to be performed by the author himself, offers a meditation on an extraordinary trip to both Israel and the Palestinian territory, which leaves Hare questioning his own values as searchingly as the powerful beliefs of those he met. <p/><i>Via Dolorosa</i> premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 1998 and transferred to the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in March 1999. Accompanying <i>Via Dolorosa</i> is the 1996 Eric Symes Memorial Lecture, <i>When Shall We Live?</i>, which addresses questions of faith.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Hare has written a piece that, in a modest, moving way, illuminates not only the Arab-Israeli conflict but also some of the other confrontations that keep the world on bloody edge. . .it is a very particular recollection, written by a playwright attempting to give theatrical fiction a new dimension of reality. . .<i>Via Dolorosa</i> has such an astonishing abundance of stories, characters and ideas that, when you leave the theatre, you feel as if you have lived through some crazy, continuing epic." --<i>New York Times</i> <p/>"It reinforces one's faith in theatre as a means of communication. . .a deeply moving theatrical mosaic." --<i>Guardian</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>David Hare</b> was born in Sussex, England in 1947. His first play, <i>Slag</i>, was produced in 1970. His other works include <i>Plenty</i> (1978), <i>A Map of the World</i> (1983), and <i>Pravda</i> (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 <i>Plenty</i> (1985), <i>Weatherby </i>(1985), <i> Strapless</i> (1989), and <i>Damage</i> (1992). Several of his best-known plays, <i>The Secret Rapture</i>, <i>Racing Demon</i>, <i>Skylight</i>, <i>The Judas Kiss</i>, <i>Via Dolorosa</i> and <i>Amy's View</i> have been presented on Broadway.</p>

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