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David Hare

Main CharactersSusan Traherne: A former intelligence courier who remains haunted by her wartime experiences, finding the hypocrisy and staleness of post-war English life impossible to endure. Raymond Brock: A career diplomat and Susan's long-suffering husband, who represents the stifling, polite professionalism of the British establishment that Susan eventually destroys. Alice Park: Susan’s bohemian, radical friend who provides a counterpoint to the rigid social structures and remains a tether to Susan’s wartime sense of purpose.

First Performance: 1978, at Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre), London

Critical sensation that established Hare as a major political voice; later became a successful film starring Meryl Streep.