David Hare - Definition and Overview

David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is a British dramatist.

Hare was born in Sussex and was educated at Lancing College and at Jesus College, Cambridge. His first play, Slag, was produced in 1970. In 1973, he was appointed resident dramatist to the Nottingham Playhouse, a major provincial theatre. In 1975, he helped found the Joint Stock Theatre Company.

Plays by David Hare include:

• Plenty (1978)
• Pravda (1985) (with Howard Brenton)
• The Blue Room (adapted from Arthur Schnitzler)
• Racing Demon (1990)
• The Judas Kiss (1998)
• Stuff Happens (2004)