57-495: Sir David Rippon Hare FRSL (born 5 June 1947) is an English playwright , screenwriter and theatre director . Best known for his stage work, Hare has also enjoyed great success with films, receiving two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing The Hours in 2002 and The Reader in 2008. In the West End , he had his greatest success with the plays Plenty (1978), which he adapted into
114-685: A BAFTA Award , a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and two Laurence Olivier Awards. He has also been awarded several critics' awards, such as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award , and he received the Golden Bear in 1985. Hare has been associate director of the National Theatre since 1984. David Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea , Hastings , Sussex , and
171-484: A 1985 film starring Meryl Streep , Racing Demon (1990), Skylight (1997), and Amy's View (1998). The four plays ran on Broadway in 1982–83, 1996, 1998 and 1999 respectively, earning Hare three Tony Award nominations for Best Play for the first three and two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Play . His other notable projects on stage include A Map of the World , Pravda (starring Anthony Hopkins at
228-718: A play that deals with an emotional relationship between a mother and her daughter. The original production at the Royal National Theatre starred Judi Dench , Samantha Bond , and Ronald Pickup . Dench starred in the Broadway transfer, earning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 1999. In 2001, Hare wrote My Zinc Bed , which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre starring Tom Wilkinson , Julia Ormond , and Steven Mackintosh . The play
285-535: A series of major new initiatives and 60 new appointments championing the great diversity of writing and writers in the UK". Initiatives included RSL Open (electing new Fellows from communities, backgrounds and experiences currently under-represented in UK literary culture), RSL International Writers (recognising the contribution of writers across the globe to literature in English) and Sky Arts RSL Writers Awards. In 2021,
342-542: A significant contribution to the advancement of literature, including publishers, agents, librarians, booksellers or producers, or who have rendered special service to the RSL. Paid membership is open to all and offers a variety of benefits. The society publishes an annual magazine, The Royal Society of Literature Review , and administers a number of literary prizes and awards, including the RSL Ondaatje Prize ,
399-458: A tribute to Nottingham born Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean 's gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo by the people of Nottingham. Over 800 Nottingham residents took part and the work has currently been viewed almost 190,000 times on YouTube. In 2017, Touched by Nottingham writer Stephen Lowe and starring Nottingham-born actress Vicky McClure became
456-535: Is a theatre in Nottingham , Nottinghamshire , England . It was first established as a repertory theatre in 1948 when it operated from a former cinema in Goldsmith Street. Directors during this period included Val May and Frank Dunlop . The current building opened in 1963. The architect of the current theatre, constructed as an example of Modern architecture , was Peter Moro who had worked on
513-588: Is examined in the Reputations strand on TheatreVoice . He is particularly well known for incisive commentary on the problems of public institutions. Raymond Williams once said, sardonically, that the public services are largely managed by the nation's "upper servants". Hare addresses this group, providing an analysis of the workings of the institutions: he is, he has said, interested in the struggle to make procedures work better – right now – not in waiting until some revolution, somehow, sometime, comes about to raze
570-585: Is in part about conflicting points of view – about how reactionaries and leftists look at geopolitics, how journalists and novelists look at events and how the West and the Third World look at each other." In 1985, Hare wrote Pravda with Howard Brenton , its title referring to the Russian Communist party newspaper Pravda . The play, a satire on the mid-1980s newspaper industry, in particular
627-575: Is on trial for committing war crimes during the Holocaust . The film was well reviewed and earned Hare his second Academy Award nomination. He also received BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominations. Hare's 2011 play South Downs , based on his based on his own experiences of being schooled at Lancing College, was well received at the Chichester Festival , and was adapted as a Saturday Drama on BBC Radio 4 . In December 2011, it
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#1732782760969684-466: The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination as well as BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award nominations. In 2008, he adapted Bernhard Schlink 's 1995 novel into Stephen Daldry 's film The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes . The film focuses on a romance in the 1950s between a teenaged boy and an older woman who is later discovered to have been a Nazi guard and
741-463: The Benson Medal for lifetime service in the field of literature . The RSL runs a membership programme offering a variety of events to members and the general public. Membership of the RSL is open to all. The RSL also runs an outreach programme, currently for young people and those in prison. The RSL administers two annual prizes, two awards, and two honours. Through its prize programmes,
798-602: The East Midlands . Its TIE work has also toured internationally. It now runs classes and courses for all ages and includes a programme for people at risk of homelessness, learning disabled adults and runs ten youth theatres free of charge in the community. UK Theatre Most Welcoming Theatre 2023 The Stage Regional Theatre of The Year 2019 What's On Stage Best Revival The Madness of George III 2018 What's on Stage Best Supporting actor Adrian Scarborough The Madness of George III 2018 UK Theatre Best Performance in
855-668: The National Theatre and received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play . The play transferred to the Broadway stage at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1995. The production starred Paul Giamatti , Denis O'Hare , and Kathleen Chalfant . The play was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play . In 1995, Hare's translation of Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht
912-800: The Nottingham Playhouse . He co-founded the Joint Stock Theatre Company with David Aukin and Max Stafford-Clark in 1975. Hare's play Plenty was produced at the National Theatre in 1978. Aside from films, he has also written teleplays such as, for the BBC, Licking Hitler (1978), and, for Thames Television, Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983). Hare founded a film company called Greenpoint Films in 1982, and among screenplays he has written are Plenty , Wetherby , Strapless , and Paris by Night . In 1983, his play A Map of
969-635: The Royal National Theatre in London), Murmuring Judges , The Absence of War , The Vertical Hour , and his latest play Straight Line Crazy starring Ralph Fiennes . He wrote screenplays for films including the Stephen Daldry dramas The Hours (2002) and The Reader (2008) and BBC 's Page Eight (2011) and Netflix 's Collateral (2018). In addition to his two Academy Award nominations, Hare has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, three Tony Award nominations and has won
1026-675: The Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews. It later received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film nomination. In 2020, Hare contracted COVID-19 , an experience reflected in his monologue Beat the Devil , with Ralph Fiennes in the starring role. In 2022, Hare wrote, Straight Line Crazy . The play is set in the 1920s through the 1960s in New York City and centres on
1083-651: The West End and The Burial at Thebes which was part of the Barbican BITE season of autumn 2007 and toured the US in 2008. Its production of Oedipus . created by Steven Berkoff . toured to the Spoleto Festival and stage adaptation of On the Waterfront to the West End for an extended run. In 2013, an adaptation of The Kite Runner by Matthew Spangler produced by Nottingham Playhouse became
1140-537: The 1980s, when the concrete interiors were out of fashion, the Playhouse suffered from insensitive "refurbishment" that sought to hide its character. Since 1996, it has been a Grade II* listed building and in 2004, the theatre was sympathetically restored and refurbished with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund . The sculpture Sky Mirror by Anish Kapoor was installed between the theatre and
1197-655: The Australian media and press baron Rupert Murdoch , stars Anthony Hopkins in a role that earned him the Laurence Olivier Award . Hare became the associate director of the National Theatre in 1984, and has since seen many of his plays produced, including his trilogy about major British institutions: Racing Demon , Murmuring Judges , and The Absence of War . He has also directed many other plays aside from his own works, notable examples being The Pleasure Principle by Snoo Wilson , Weapons of Happiness by Howard Brenton, and King Lear by William Shakespeare for
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#17327827609691254-627: The French fashion designer Nicole Farhi in 1992. In 1993, Hare's best friend Sarah Matheson was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy and died from the disease in 1999. In January 2015, Hare broadcast the BBC Radio 4 appeal to raise money for the Multiple System Atrophy Trust, which was founded by Matheson. Selected credits For his work in theatre, he has received eight Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning
1311-451: The National Theatre. Hare is also the author of a collection of lectures on the arts and politics called Obedience, Struggle, and Revolt (2005). In 1990, Hare wrote Racing Demon ; part of a trio of plays about British institutions, it focuses on the Church of England , and tackles issues such as gay ordination , and the role of evangelism in inner-city communities. The play debuted at
1368-841: The New York stage with Fiennes at The Shed in October 2022. In 1993, Hare sold his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin . The archive consists of typescript drafts, notes, rehearsal scripts, schedules, production notes, correspondence, theatre programs, resumes, photographs, and published texts associated with Hare's plays, teleplays, screenplays, and essays, as well as foreign-language translations of Hare's works; works by other authors; personal correspondence; minutes of meetings; and Hare's English papers from Cambridge University . Hare married
1425-418: The Playhouse's then best-selling ever drama. The highlight of its 70th anniversary 2018 season was The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett starring Mark Gatiss , Debra Gillett and Adrian Scarborough which achieved record-breaking box office figures and was seen by around 500,000 people internationally through NTLive. In 2020-21 the theatre presented a range of live and digital productions including
1482-576: The RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction, the RSL Encore Award for best second novel of the year and the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize for short stories. In 2000, the RSL published a volume that provides a description and history of the society, written by one of its fellows, Isabel Quigly . In 2020, the RSL celebrated its 200th anniversary with the announcement of RSL 200, "a five-year festival launched with
1539-554: The RSL Council responsible for its direction and management, being drawn from the Fellowship. As an independent charity, the RSL receives no regular public or government funding, relying on the support of its Members, Patrons, Fellows and friends to continue its work. The RSL has about 600 Fellows, elected from among the best writers in any genre currently at work. Additionally, Honorary Fellows are chosen from those who have made
1596-1038: The RSL launched "Literature Matters: Reading Together", a project aiming to make recreational reading accessible to young people across the UK. The society maintains its current level of about 600 Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature : generally 14 new fellows are elected annually, who are accorded the privilege of using the post-nominal letters FRSL. Past and present fellows include Samuel Taylor Coleridge , J. R. R. Tolkien , W. B. Yeats , Rudyard Kipling , Thomas Hardy , George Bernard Shaw , Arthur Koestler , Chinua Achebe , Ruth Prawer Jhabvala , Robert Ardrey , Sybille Bedford , Muriel Spark , P. J. Kavanagh , Hilary Mantel , and Sir Roger Scruton . Present Fellows include Margaret Atwood , Bernardine Evaristo , David Hare , Kazuo Ishiguro , Andrew Motion , Paul Muldoon , Zadie Smith , Nadeem Aslam , Sarah Waters , Geoffrey Ashe , J. K. Rowling , and Nick Cave . A newly created fellow inscribes his or her name on
1653-473: The RSL roll book. The RSL's 2022–23 Open initiative aimed to recognise writers from backgrounds currently underrepresented in UK literary culture by electing 60 fellows over a two-year period from communities, backgrounds and experiences currently under-represented in UK literary culture, through drawing on a broad range of writers from "different parts of the UK, from different communities, different demographics", as Bernardine Evaristo noted. The * before
1710-422: The RSL supports new and established contemporary writers. The Council of the Royal Society of Literature is central to the election of new fellows, and directs the RSL's activities through its monthly meetings. Council members serve for a fixed term of four years, with new members being elected by Council when members retire. The Royal Society of Literature comprises more than 600 Fellows, who are entitled to use
1767-566: The USA. In 2016' it was announced that the award-winning Nottingham Playhouse production of The Kite Runner would transfer to the West End from December 2016 to March 2017. The run was subsequently extended to the Playhouse Theatre in summer 2017 prior to a second UK tour. In 2013, the theatre was awarded £1m from Arts Council England to undertake upgrading of the theatre's energy efficiency. Fiona Buffini's ' Mass Bolero marked 2014 -
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1824-516: The World was produced at the Royal National Theatre . The production starred Bill Nighy , Diana Quick , and Ronald Hines . The play is set at the Unesco conference on poverty held in Bombay in 1978. It transferred to The Public Theatre in 1985, starring Alfre Woodard , Elizabeth McGovern , and Zeljko Ivanek . In a mixed review, The New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich wrote: "The play
1881-788: The adjacent green space of Wellington Circus in 2001 at a cost of £1.25m (equivalent to £2,610,000 in 2023). It is one of the main features of the 160 seat Djanogly Terrace and in autumn 2007 won the Nottingham Pride of Place in a public vote to determine the city's favourite landmark. In 2014–15, Nottingham Playhouse underwent a complete environmental upgrade including insulation of the fly tower, secondary and double glazing and installing PV panels. The works were jointly funded by Arts Council England , Nottingham City Council, patron donations and philanthropist Sir Harry Djanogly. The award-winning works have been calculated to cut annual energy usage by over 35%. In 2019, Nottingham Playhouse
1938-761: The award twice, for Racing Demon in 1990 and Skylight in 1996. He has also received three Tony Award nominations for Plenty in 1985, Racing Demon in 1996 and Skylight in 1997. He also received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1975), a BAFTA Award (1979), the New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1983), and the London Theatre Critics' Award (1990). Hare has received various award nominations for his film work, including two Academy Award nominations for The Hours (2002), and The Reader (2008); two Golden Globe Award nominations; and five BAFTA Award nominations. He
1995-619: The current system altogether, to replace it with perfection. In 2016, Hare wrote the screenplay for Denial based on Deborah Lipstadt 's History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier . The film starred Tom Wilkinson , Rachel Weisz , and Timothy Spall . The film dramatises the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case, in which Lipstadt, a Holocaust scholar, was sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel . The film premiered at
2052-570: The form of classic pantomimes conceived by former artistic director Kenneth Alan Taylor. In common with most producing theatres, Nottingham Playhouse no longer has a repertory approach to programming, although it continues to create up to 13 new productions per annum. Its recent successes include Old Big 'Ead in the Spirit of the Man , a homage to Nottingham legend Brian Clough , Rat Pack Confidential and Summer and Smoke , which both transferred to
2109-539: The interior design of the Royal Festival Hall in London . When the theatre was completed, it was controversial as it faces the gothic revival Roman Catholic cathedral designed by Augustus Pugin . However, the buildings received a Civic Trust Award in 1965. Despite the modern external appearance and the circular auditorium walls, the theatre has a proscenium layout, seating an audience of 770. During
2166-710: The life of Robert Moses , portrayed by Fiennes. Fiennes stars as Moses, once a powerful man in New York and the "master builder" of infrastructure from new parks, bridges and expressways. During his working life, he served on the New York State Council of Parks and was the New York Secretary of State . The play premiered at the Bridge Theatre in London in March 2022. The play transferred to
2223-484: The name denotes an Honorary Fellow. The list is online at the RSL website. The RSL International Writers programme is a new life-long honour and award recognizing the contribution of writers across the globe to literature in English, and the power of literature to transcend borders in bringing people together, the inaugural list of recipients being announced in 2021. Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Playhouse
2280-553: The post-nominal letters FRSL . New fellows of the Royal Society of Literature are elected by its current fellows. To be nominated for fellowship, a writer must have published two works of literary merit, and nominations must be seconded by an RSL fellow. All nominations are presented to members of the Council of the Royal Society of Literature, who vote biannually to elect new fellows. Nominated candidates who have not been successful are reconsidered at every election for three years from
2337-428: The society's official roll using either Byron's pen, T. S. Eliot 's fountain pen , which replaced Dickens 's quill in 2013, or (as of 2018) George Eliot 's pen, with pens belonging to Jean Rhys and Andrea Levy being additional choices from 2020. From time to time, the RSL confers the honour and title of Companion of Literature to writers of particular note. Additionally, the RSL can bestow its award of
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2394-567: The theatre's best-selling ever drama up to that point in time. Autumn 2014 saw a successful UK tour of the piece and in summer 2022 a Broadway revival at the Helen Haynes Theatre, again directed by Giles Croft. In 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Nottingham Playhouse and Headlong Theatre production of 1984 played at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End to positive reviews. In Autumn 2015' it toured to Australia and
2451-499: The title role. Subsequent artistic directors were Stuart Burge , Richard Eyre , Geoffrey Reeves, Richard Digby Day , Kenneth Alan Taylor , Pip Broughton, Martin Duncan and Giles Croft. The Playhouse is currently under the leadership of Stephanie Sirr MBE, Chief Executive and Adam Penford, artistic director. Nottingham Playhouse has a strong tradition of new works for children, both in the form of original writing and more recently in
2508-432: The voice of literature in the UK, the RSL has about 600 Fellows, elected from among the best writers in any genre currently at work. Additionally, Honorary Fellows are chosen from those who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of literature, including publishers, agents, librarians, booksellers or producers. The society is a cultural tenant at London's Somerset House . The Royal Society of Literature (RSL)
2565-543: The world premiere of James Graham ’s new play inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic , titled Bubble . Autumn 2021 saw the world premiere of Mark Gatiss ’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story before a London transfer to the Alexandra Palace . A filmed version was released in cinemas in 2022. It was revived in 2023 starring Keith Allen and again transferred to Alexandra Palace. In November 2023 it
2622-532: The year in which they were proposed. Newly elected fellows are introduced at the Society's AGM and summer party. While the President reads a citation for each, they are invited to sign their names in the roll book which dates back to 1820, using either T. S. Eliot 's fountain pen or Byron 's pen. In 2013, Charles Dickens ' quill was retired and replaced with Eliot's fountain pen, and in 2018 George Eliot 's pen
2679-589: Was knighted in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List "For services to the Theatre". This allows him to use the title Sir . He was awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by the University of East Anglia in 2010. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature The Royal Society of Literature ( RSL ) is a learned society founded in 1820 by King George IV to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A charity that represents
2736-569: Was adapted into a television film of the same name in 2008. The play received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play nomination, Hare's eighth Olivier Award nomination. The following year Hare wrote the screenplay for The Hours (2002) adapted from the Michael Cunningham book of the same name . The film starred an ensemble cast that included Meryl Streep , Julianne Moore , and Nicole Kidman as women from three different time periods struggling against adversity. Hare received
2793-738: Was announced that his monologue Wall about the Israeli West Bank barrier was being adapted by Cam Christiansen as a live-action/animated documentary by the National Film Board of Canada ; originally slated for completed in 2014, Wall premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival in 2017. In November 2012, The New School for Drama selected Hare as temporary Artist-in-residence , during which he interacted with student playwrights about his experience in varying mediums. His career
2850-503: Was announced the first production of Dear Evan Hansen outside of London's West End would be co-produced by ATG Productions and Nottingham Playhouse. The new production will be directed by the Playhouse's artistic director Adam Penford and premiere at the Nottingham Playhouse on 9 September 2024 prior to a UK & Ireland Tour. Through its Theatre In education (TIE) company Roundabout and, since 2004, in its own name, Nottingham Playhouse has toured professional theatre in schools across
2907-744: Was awarded the Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear in 1985. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival . He has also received various honours including knighthoods, degrees, and fellows. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1985. This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "FRSL" for Life. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Jesus College, Cambridge , in 2001. He
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#17327827609692964-447: Was founded in 1820, with the patronage of George IV , to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent", and its first president was Thomas Burgess , Bishop of St David's (who was later translated as Bishop of Salisbury ). As of 2018, the RSL's patron is Queen Camilla , who took over in the role from Elizabeth II . At the heart of the RSL is its Fellowship, "which encompasses the most distinguished writers working today", with
3021-496: Was named The Stage Regional Theatre of the Year. and in 2023 named UK Theatre's Most Welcoming Theatre for its access work. The new theatre's artistic direction was shared between Frank Dunlop and actor John Neville with Peter Ustinov as associate. The first production in the new theatre was Shakespeare's Coriolanus in a production by Tyrone Guthrie . This included a young Ian McKellen as Tullus Aufidius opposite Neville in
3078-404: Was offered as a choice, the first time in the RSL's history that a pen that belonged to a woman writer was an option. In 2018, the RSL honoured the achievements of Britain's younger writers through the initiative "40 Under 40", which saw the election of 40 new fellows aged under 40. In 2020, pens belonging to Andrea Levy and Jean Rhys were added to the choices offered to fellows for signing
3135-465: Was produced in London. In 1996, Hare wrote Skylight , a play about a woman who receives an unexpected visit from her former lover whose wife has recently died. Michael Gambon and Lia Williams starred in the original production, which received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play . The following year, the production transferred to the Broadway stage, where it was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play . In 1998, Hare wrote Amy's View ,
3192-731: Was raised – first in a flat, then in a semi-detached house – in Bexhill-on-Sea , the son of Agnes Cockburn (née Gilmour) and Clifford Theodore Rippon Hare, a passenger ship's purser in the Merchant Navy . His father's elder brother was the cricketer Steriker Hare . The Hare family claims descent from the Earls of Bristol . Hare was educated at Lancing College , an independent school in Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge (MA (Cantab.), English Literature). While at Cambridge, he
3249-455: Was the hiring manager on the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club Committee in 1968. Hare worked with the Portable Theatre Company from 1968 to 1971. His first play, Slag , was produced in 1970, the same year in which he married his first wife, Margaret Matheson; the couple had three children and divorced in 1980. He was Resident Dramatist at the Royal Court Theatre , London, from 1970 to 1971, and in 1973 became resident dramatist at
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