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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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David Hare Biography (1947-)
Born David Rippon, June 5, 1947, in St. Leonard's, Sussex, England; son of Clifford Theodore (a sailor) and Agnes (maiden name, Gilmour) Rippon; married Margaret Matheson (a theatrical agent), August 1970 (divorced 1980); married Nicole Farhi (a designer), 1992; children: (first marriage) Joe, Lewis andDarcy (twins). Addresses: Agent: Casarotto Ramsay Ltd., National House, 60-66 Wardour St., London W1V 3HP, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, director, producer
- Birth Details
- June 5, 1947
- St. Leonard's, Sussex, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Director
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Inside Out, Arts Laboratory, London, 1968
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Purity, Canterbury, England, 1969
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Fruit, London, 1970
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Christie in Love, Portable Theatre Company, Brighton, England, 1969, then in London, 1970
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Blow Job, Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, 1971
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England's Ireland, Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam, then RoundhouseTheatre, London, 1972
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Brassneck, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1973
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The Pleasure Principle, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1973
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The Provoked Wife, Watford, Herfordshire, England, 1973
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Teeth 'n' Smiles, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975
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Weapons of Happiness, National Theatre, London, 1976
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Devils Island, Royal Court Theatre, 1977
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Plenty, National Theatre, 1978, then Arena Stage, Washington, DC,1980, later New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, 1982, and Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1983
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Total Eclipse, Lyric Theatre, London, c. 1981
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A Map of the World, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia, 1982,then Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, 1983, later Public/Newman Theatre,1985
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Pravda: A Fleet Street Comedy, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre,1985-86
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King Lear, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, beginning in 1986
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The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs (double bill), Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, 1986-87
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The Knife (opera), Public/Newman Theatre, 1987
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The Secret Rapture, Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, 1988, then Public/Newman Theatre, and later Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1989
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Racing Demon, Cottesloe Theatre, then Olivier Theatre, both National Theatre, 1990
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My Zinc Bed, Royal Court Theatre, 2000
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Stage Appearances
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Via Dolorosa (solo show), Royal Court Theatre, London, 1998, thenBooth Theatre, New York City, 1999
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Film Director, Except Where Indicated
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Wetherby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
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Paris by Night, Cineplex Odeon, 1988
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Strapless, Granada, 1989
- And producer, The Designated Mourner, First Look Pictures, 1997
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Other Film Work
- Associate producer, Saigon: Year of the Cat, 1983
- Associate producer, The Secret Rapture, Castle Hill, 1993
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Film Appearances
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Via Dolorosa, 2000
- Himself, The Papp Project (documentary), American Masters, 2001
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Television Director
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Specials
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Licking Hitler, BBC, 1978
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Dreams of Leaving, BBC, 1980
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Movies
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Heading Home, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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Episodic
- Directed "Paris, May 1919," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC
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WRITINGS
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Stage Plays
- (With Tony Bicat) Inside Out (one-act; adapted from diaries of Franz Kafka), produced at Arts Laboratory, London, 1968
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How Brophy Made Good (one-act), produced at Brighton Combination Theatre, Brighton, England, published in Gambit, 1970
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What Happened to Blake, produced in London, 1970
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Slag (two-act), first produced at Hampstead Theatre Club, London,1970, then Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1971, published by Faber & Faber, 1971
- (With Howard Brenton, Brian Clark, Trevor Griffiths, Stephen Poliakoff, Hugh Stoddart, and Snoo Wilson) Lay By (one-act) first produced at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1971, then Open Space Theatre, London, published by Calder & Boyars, 1972
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The Rules of the Game (three-act; adapted from a play by Luigi Pirandello), produced at National Theatre, London, 1971
- (With others) England's Ireland, first produced at Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam, then Roundhouse Theatre, London, both 1972
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The Great Exhibition (two-act), produced at Hampstead Theatre Club, 1972, published by Faber & Faber, 1972
- (With Brenton) Brassneck (three-act), produced at Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1973, published by Methuen, 1974
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Knuckle (two-act), first produced at Comedy Theatre in the West End, London, 1974, then Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1975, published by Faber & Faber, 1974, revised edition, 1978
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Fanshen (two-act; adapted from William Hinton's Fanshen: ADocumentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village), produced at I.C.A. Theatre, London, 1975, published by Faber & Faber, 1976
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Teeth 'n' Smiles (two-act), produced at Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975, published by Faber & Faber, 1976
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Plenty (two-act), first produced at National Theatre, 1978, then Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1980, later New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, 1982, and Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1983, published by Samuel French, 1978
- (With others) Deeds, produced in Nottingham, 1978, published in Plays and Players, 1978
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A Map of the World, first produced at the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia, 1982, then Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, 1983, later Public/Newman Theatre, 1985, published by Faber & Faber, 1982, revised edition, 1983
- (With Brenton) Pravda: A Fleet Street Comedy, produced at OlivierTheatre, National Theatre, 1985, published by Methuen, 1985
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The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs (double bill), produced atCottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, 1986, published by Faber & Faber, 1986
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The Knife (book for opera), produced at Public/Newman Theatre, 1987
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The Secret Rapture, first produced at Lyttelton Theatre, NationalTheatre, 1988, then Public/Newman Theatre, and later Ethel Barrymore Theatre,New York City, 1989, published by Grove, 1989
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Racing Demon, first produced at Cottesloe Theatre, then Olivier Theatre, both National Theater, 1990, later New York, published by Faber &Faber, 1990
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Murmuring Judges, produced at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, published by Faber & Faber, 1991
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The Absence of War, produced at National Theatre, London, 1993
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The Life of Galileo (adapted from a work by Bertolt Brecht) produced at Almeida Theatre, London, 1994
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Mother Courage and Her Children (adapted from Brecht's work Mutter Courage und Ihre Kinder), produced in London, 1995, published byArcade, 1996
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Skylight, first produced at National Theatre, London, 1995, then New York City, 1996, published by Faber & Faber, 1995, and Samuel French,1997
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Ivanov (adapted from a work by Anton Chekhov), first produced at Almeida Theatre, then New York City, 1995
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Amy's View, produced at Royal National Theatre, London, 1997,published by Faber & Faber, 1998
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The Blue Room (adapted from La Ronde by Artur Schnitzler),produced at Donmar Theatre, London, 1998, published by Grove, 1998
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The Judas Kiss, produced at The Playhouse, London, 1998, publishedby Grove, 1998, and Samuel French, 1999
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Via Dolorosa, produced at Royal Court Theatre, London, 1998, thenBooth Theatre, New York City, 1999
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My Zinc Bed, produced at Royal Court Theatre, 2000
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Screenplays
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Plenty (based on his play of the same title), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
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Wetherby, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985, published by Faber & Faber, 1985
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Paris by Night, Cineplex Odeon, 1988
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Strapless, Granada, 1989
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Damage (also known as Fatale), New Line Cinema, 1992
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The Secret Rapture (based on his play of the same title), Castle Hill, 1993
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Via Dolorosa (based on his play of the same title), 2000
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The Hours, Castle Hill, 2001
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Television Specials
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Man above Men, BBC, 1973
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Licking Hitler, broadcast on BBC, 1978, published by Faber & Faber, 1978
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Dreams of Leaving, broadcast on BBC, published by Faber & Faber, 1980
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Saigon: Year of the Cat, broadcast on Thames Television, 1983, published by Faber & Faber, 1983
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Television Movies
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Heading Home, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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The Absence of War, 1995
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Nonfiction
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Writing Lefthanded (essays), Faber & Faber, 1991
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Asking Around: Background to the David Hare Trilogy (notes on plays), Faber & Faber, 1993
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Acting Up: A Diary, Faber & Faber, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Dramatists 1999., 6th ed., St. James Press,
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International Dictionary of Theatre, 1993. Volume 2: Playwrights, St. James Press,
Periodicals
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American Theatre, January, 1999, p. 64.
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Film Comment, 1985, p. 18. September-October,
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Interview, April, 1989.
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New York Times, October 22, 1989, p. H5.
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New York Times Magazine, September 29, 1985.
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Time, March 15, 1999, p. 81.
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