The official database for broadway theatre information. In israel, theyre fighting for something they believe in. Via dolorosa is a play by british dramatist david hare, in the form of a monologue. It deals with the israelipalestinian conflict through hares own 1997 journey. David hare s via dolorosa is in the same vein but even that outstanding piece is not as good. David hare s via dolorosa 85 with sarah, i am out to sea, in the dept hs of the thing, and my feet no longer touch the bottom. The circumstances of the arabisraeli conflict have changed considerably since the premiere of via dolorosa. Via dolorosa 1999 broadway tickets, news, info, photos. We presented the royal court production of via dolorosa for a limited run at the booth theatre. Bbc films in association with lincoln center theater and the royal court theatre presents a michael brandman production.
Scriptwriter david hare on denial, truth and trump bbc newsnight duration. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. To be privy to a brilliant mind, david hare s, for 90 minutes is a glorious and intelligent pleasure. David hare, john bailey, raul davalos, michael brandman. Best known for his stage work, hare has also enjoyed great. It deals with the israelipalestinian conflict through hare s own 1997 journey through israel and palestine, and the 33 people whom he met hare premiered the work in london in september 1998, in his solo acting debut, in collaboration with director stephen daldry and set designer ian mcneil. In this oneman broadway production directed for the stage by stephen daldry, acclaimed screenwriterplaywright.
David hare is an english playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director. Via dolorosa was also made into a film in 2000, directed by john bailey and starring david hare return to top of the page. In an age when there is a dearth of plays on broadway, and countrywide, it was wgreat expectations that i watched via dolorosa this evening. Originally given in westminster abbey as the eric symes memorial lecture, it attracted record correspondence when an abridged version was published in the daily telegraph. Via dolorosa, the play he wrote about his journey, offers a remarkable insight into. My whole life, its been assumed, western civilisation is an old bitch gone in the teeth.
New repertory theatres 3rd annual next rep black box festival presents british playwright david hare s via dolorosa as the first of its three shows. Berlin, david hare, israelpalestine, political theatre, two walls. Via dolorosa with david hare on stage in london theatre. That is the question posed by british playwright david hare in his oneman show, via dolorosa. Share via email t he lord promised us the land, but he never promised it was going to be easy.
Along with cofounding portable theatre company and joint stock theatre group, he served as resident dramatist at the royal court theatre in london and. Rent via dolorosa 2000 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. David hare s most recent play, the breath of life, premiered at. The actor, here played by david bryan jackson, has taken the role of playwright david hare, author of via dolorosa, a monologue about his trip to israel. Born in sussex in 1947, david hare produced his first play, slag, in 1970. Accompanying via dolorosa is the 1996 lecture when shall we live.
British playwright david hare traveled to israel and palestine to confront the disperate ideals of those of the holy land upon his return, hare penned his conversations with politicians, artists, settlers, and historians about the region and then set them against his own ideals and beliefs similar to those of western civilization. In 1997 david hare visited israel and the palestinian territory. In the intermissionless oneman play, which opened at theater j. Actoragecheck is a free service that allows you to quickly view the age of an actoractress along with their age in a specific movie its important to note that the age of a person in a particular movie is based on the movies release date, and may not represent the actual filming date. You dont come to israel if you think its going to be easy. To try to find the answer, the fiftyyearold writer and director embarked on a journey to the fifty. David hare is credited as director, performer and writer. Via dolorosa, a song by david hare on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Via dolorosa by david hare, 9780571197521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. History as an open wound in new reps via dolorosa the. Their story, however, is not that of mans sublime journey along lifes via dolorosa, but that of a painters travels with her fellow citizens around new york. Via dolorosa, duchess theatre, london the independent.
This was a theatrical account of sir david s journey to the middle east. Read via dolorosa by david hare available from rakuten kobo. Adobe drm my whole life, its been assumed, western civilisation is an old bitch gone in the teeth. Stream via dolorosa by david hare and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Actor age check how old was david hare in via dolorosa. Travel, performance, and orientalism in david hares via dolorosa. Via dolorosa, the play he wrote about his journey, offers a remarkable insight into the prejudices, passions and mutual suspicions. Via dolorosa original, play, solo, broadway opened in new york city mar 18, 1999 and played through jun, 1999. David hare s via dolorosa takes its name from the path in jerusalem that christ traveled to his crucifixion. It translates as way of sorrow, an apt title for a play that maps hare. David hare has been called one of the great postwar british playwrights. Nine of his bestknown plays, including plenty, the secret rapture, skylight, the blue room, amys view, the judas kiss and via dolorosa in which he performed have also been performed on broadway. British playwright david hare traveled to israel and palestine to confront the disperate ideals of those of the holy land upon his return, hare penned his.
Via dolorosa in 1997, after many invitations, the 50yearold. New repertory theatres 3rd annual next rep black box festival presents british playwright david hares via dolorosa as the first of its. Travel, performance, and orientalism in david hares via dolorosa and acting up baryosef, eitan. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. The public theater has announced a final extension today for the first major new york revival of plenty, written by david hare. Rent via dolorosa 2000 starring david hare on dvd and bluray. Eitan baryosefs essay explores the affinity between theatrical performance, travel, and textual production by juxtaposing david hare s via dolorosa his oneman show in which he described his experiences visiting israel palestine in 1997 and acting up a diary in which he described his experiences performing via dolorosa.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Lincoln center theater was very happy to announce that hare has agreed to reprise his show for his many new york fans. David hare presents his own oneman play via dolorosa in. A year later he first worked at the national theater, beginning one of the longest relationships of any playwright with a. A playwright lays claim to parts of hares via the new. Noted playwright and screenwriter david hare stars in this one man filmed stage play that was the toast of both londons west end and of broadway. Via dolorosa by david hare overdrive rakuten overdrive. David hare begins his talk about palestine with a sheepish halfsmile.
Via dolorosa 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. Overview must our lives in the west necessarily be shallower than those of people for whom the stakes are so much higher. The hare family claimed descent from the earls of bristol. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Via dolorosa is english playwright david hare s absorbing firstperson account of his trip to the middle east a few years ago.
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