Amy's View - by David Hare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>1979. Esme Allen is a well-known West End actress at just the moment when the West End is ceasing to offer actors a regular way of life. The visit of her young daughter, Amy, with a new boyfriend sets in train a series of events which only find their shape sixteen years later. <p/>David Hare's new play, which mixes love, death, and the theatre in a heady and original way, was sold out at the National Theatre, and transferred to the West End in January 1998. <p/>This is the definitive version of <i>Amy's View</i>.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"David Hare's masterpiece." --<i>Daily Mail</i> <p/>"A diffuse, incisive, funny, moving, difficult, fascinating play...A major dramatist has written a strong, rich play." --<i>The Times</i> <p/>"Above all else, <i>Amy's View</i> offers the sheer exhilaration of watching a major dramatist writing for the theatre he loves at the very height of his powers." --<i>Daily Express</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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