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

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Director
  • Inside Out, Arts Laboratory, London, 1968
  • Purity, Canterbury, England, 1969
  • Fruit, London, 1970
  • Christie in Love, Portable Theatre Company, Brighton, England, 1969, then in London, 1970
  • Blow Job, Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, 1971
  • England's Ireland, Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam, then RoundhouseTheatre, London, 1972
  • Brassneck, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1973
  • The Pleasure Principle, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1973
  • The Provoked Wife, Watford, Herfordshire, England, 1973
  • Teeth 'n' Smiles, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975
  • Weapons of Happiness, National Theatre, London, 1976
  • Devils Island, Royal Court Theatre, 1977
  • 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
  • Total Eclipse, Lyric Theatre, London, c. 1981
  • A Map of the World, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia, 1982,then Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, 1983, later Public/Newman Theatre,1985
  • Pravda: A Fleet Street Comedy, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre,1985-86
  • King Lear, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, beginning in 1986
  • The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs (double bill), Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, 1986-87
  • The Knife (opera), Public/Newman Theatre, 1987
  • The Secret Rapture, Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, 1988, then Public/Newman Theatre, and later Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Racing Demon, Cottesloe Theatre, then Olivier Theatre, both National Theatre, 1990
  • My Zinc Bed, Royal Court Theatre, 2000
  • Stage Appearances
  • Via Dolorosa (solo show), Royal Court Theatre, London, 1998, thenBooth Theatre, New York City, 1999
  • Film Director, Except Where Indicated
  • Wetherby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
  • Paris by Night, Cineplex Odeon, 1988
  • Strapless, Granada, 1989
  • And producer, The Designated Mourner, First Look Pictures, 1997
  • Other Film Work
  • Associate producer, Saigon: Year of the Cat, 1983
  • Associate producer, The Secret Rapture, Castle Hill, 1993
  • Film Appearances
  • Via Dolorosa, 2000
  • Himself, The Papp Project (documentary), American Masters, 2001
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • Licking Hitler, BBC, 1978
  • Dreams of Leaving, BBC, 1980
  • Movies
  • Heading Home, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
  • Episodic
  • Directed "Paris, May 1919," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC
  • WRITINGS
  • Stage Plays
  • (With Tony Bicat) Inside Out (one-act; adapted from diaries of Franz Kafka), produced at Arts Laboratory, London, 1968
  • How Brophy Made Good (one-act), produced at Brighton Combination Theatre, Brighton, England, published in Gambit, 1970
  • What Happened to Blake, produced in London, 1970
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Teeth 'n' Smiles (two-act), produced at Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975, published by Faber & Faber, 1976
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs (double bill), produced atCottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, 1986, published by Faber & Faber, 1986
  • The Knife (book for opera), produced at Public/Newman Theatre, 1987
  • 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
  • Racing Demon, first produced at Cottesloe Theatre, then Olivier Theatre, both National Theater, 1990, later New York, published by Faber &Faber, 1990
  • Murmuring Judges, produced at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, published by Faber & Faber, 1991
  • The Absence of War, produced at National Theatre, London, 1993
  • The Life of Galileo (adapted from a work by Bertolt Brecht) produced at Almeida Theatre, London, 1994
  • Mother Courage and Her Children (adapted from Brecht's work Mutter Courage und Ihre Kinder), produced in London, 1995, published byArcade, 1996
  • Skylight, first produced at National Theatre, London, 1995, then New York City, 1996, published by Faber & Faber, 1995, and Samuel French,1997
  • Ivanov (adapted from a work by Anton Chekhov), first produced at Almeida Theatre, then New York City, 1995
  • Amy's View, produced at Royal National Theatre, London, 1997,published by Faber & Faber, 1998
  • The Blue Room (adapted from La Ronde by Artur Schnitzler),produced at Donmar Theatre, London, 1998, published by Grove, 1998
  • The Judas Kiss, produced at The Playhouse, London, 1998, publishedby Grove, 1998, and Samuel French, 1999
  • Via Dolorosa, produced at Royal Court Theatre, London, 1998, thenBooth Theatre, New York City, 1999
  • My Zinc Bed, produced at Royal Court Theatre, 2000
  • Screenplays
  • Plenty (based on his play of the same title), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
  • Wetherby, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985, published by Faber & Faber, 1985
  • Paris by Night, Cineplex Odeon, 1988
  • Strapless, Granada, 1989
  • Damage (also known as Fatale), New Line Cinema, 1992
  • The Secret Rapture (based on his play of the same title), Castle Hill, 1993
  • Via Dolorosa (based on his play of the same title), 2000
  • The Hours, Castle Hill, 2001
  • Television Specials
  • Man above Men, BBC, 1973
  • Licking Hitler, broadcast on BBC, 1978, published by Faber & Faber, 1978
  • Dreams of Leaving, broadcast on BBC, published by Faber & Faber, 1980
  • Saigon: Year of the Cat, broadcast on Thames Television, 1983, published by Faber & Faber, 1983
  • Television Movies
  • Heading Home, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
  • The Absence of War, 1995
  • Nonfiction
  • Writing Lefthanded (essays), Faber & Faber, 1991
  • Asking Around: Background to the David Hare Trilogy (notes on plays), Faber & Faber, 1993
  • Acting Up: A Diary, Faber & Faber, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Dramatists 1999., 6th ed., St. James Press,
    • International Dictionary of Theatre, 1993. Volume 2: Playwrights, St. James Press,
    Periodicals
    • American Theatre, January, 1999, p. 64.
    • Film Comment, 1985, p. 18. September-October,
    • Interview, April, 1989.
    • New York Times, October 22, 1989, p. H5.
    • New York Times Magazine, September 29, 1985.
    • Time, March 15, 1999, p. 81.