A collection of five plays from the Tony Award–winning playwright and screenwriter, "the premiere political dramatist writing in English" ( The Washington Post). David Hare, "Britain's leading contemporary playwright," has established a unique reputation for plays that are at once personal and political, deeply serious and incredibly funny ( The Times). He is the author of seventeen plays, many of which have been presented on Broadway. Included in this collection are Fanshen; A Map of the World; Saigon: Year of the Cat; The Bay at Nice; and The Secret Rapture. Of the title play, Frank Rich of The New York Times said, " The Secret Rapture has gone further than before in marrying political thought to the compelling drama of lives that refuse to conform to any ideology's utopian plan . . . Mr. Hare embraces the human, messy though it may be." Praise for David Hare Fanshen "The nearest any English contemporary writer has come to emulating Brecht." — Financial Times A Map of the World "Mr. Hare's A Map of the World, which passionately embraces utopia without arrogantly presuming to annex it, is original and provocative." — The New York Times Saigon "An impressive new film which vividly captures the last desperate days in Vietnam as the Reds laid siege to the sweltering city." — Daily Express The Bay at Nice "Witty, cerebral, and full of fine-spun ironies." — The Guardian The Secret Rapture "His writing, as always, is smart, and this time, glorious. The characters are unhackneyed and complex; the insights are tough and hard to ignore." — New York Newsday
