About Hare: The Playwright and the Work
By (Author) Richard Boon
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
1st August 2006
Main
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
822.914
Paperback
288
Width 127mm, Height 196mm, Spine 18mm
230g
Professor Richard Boon provides an in-depth study of one of the great post-war British playwrights. His study includes a rigorous analysis of Hare's work, as well as interviews with Hare and those who helped to put his work on stage, including Bill Nighy, Vicki Mortimer, Sir Richard Eyre, Lia Williams and Jonathan Kent. With the increasing interest in this major playwright, whose work attracts the very best of acting talent, this book is a timely publication for student and theatregoer alike.
"'The strong point of the books in this series is the distinctive voices of the writers, their attitudes and how these are reflected in their plays. Smart chronologies and brief annotated bibliographies give the books a student - friendly feel and all are readable and jargon - free.' Aleks Sierz"
Professor Boon has produced and directed many productions, including devised work and plays by Caryl Churchill, Howard Brenton, Frank McGuinness, Christopher Marlowe and Maxim Gorky. He is currently Professor of Drama at the University of Hull.