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'''''The Secret Rapture''''' is a 1988 British play by [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]. Its premiere in the Lyttleton auditorium of the [[Royal National Theatre]] was directed by [[Howard Davies (director)|Howard Davies |
'''''The Secret Rapture''''' is a 1988 British play by [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]. Its premiere in the Lyttleton auditorium of the [[Royal National Theatre]] was directed by [[Howard Davies (director)|Howard Davies]]<ref>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/8257/past-events/past-productions-19861990.html</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/20/theater/review-theater-bennett-breaks-ground-in-britain-as-aloof-meets-aloof-in-spy-case.html?pagewanted=3</ref>. British revivals of the play have included one at the [[Salisbury Playhouse]] in 2001<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2001/jan/29/theatre.artsfeatures1</ref> and at the [[Lyric Theatre, London]] in 2003<ref>http://www.theatreguidelondon.co.uk/reviews/secretrapture03.htm<ref>. |
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It is set in 1980s Britain and examines the impact of [[Thatcherism]] on personal relationships within the family of a junior government minister. Hare later adapted it as [[The Secret Rapture (film)|1993 film of the same title]], also directed by Davies. |
It is set in 1980s Britain and examines the impact of [[Thatcherism]] on personal relationships within the family of a junior government minister. Hare later adapted it as [[The Secret Rapture (film)|1993 film of the same title]], also directed by Davies. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Estranged sisters Isobel and Marion are forced to reunite when their father dies and they must decide how to handle Katherine, their young, alcoholic, mentally unstable stepmother who has been left nothing but the rural home in which they were raised. Isobel and her lover Patrick own a small graphic design company that is struggling to stay afloat. Her sister suggests she and her [[born-again Christian]] husband Tom help them expand the business by finding investors and making Katherine a partner responsible for finding new business. Isobel has grave misgivings about the plan, but finally agrees to it when Marion convinces Patrick of its potential success. Before long, the strain of running the expanded business impacts Isobel's relationship with Patrick, who is becoming increasingly dependent upon her, while at the same time Katherine's tenuous hold on sanity begins to unravel. |
Estranged sisters Isobel and Marion are forced to reunite when their father dies and they must decide how to handle Katherine, their young, alcoholic, mentally unstable stepmother who has been left nothing but the rural home in which they were raised. Isobel and her lover Patrick own a small graphic design company that is struggling to stay afloat. Her sister suggests she and her [[born-again Christian]] husband Tom help them expand the business by finding investors and making Katherine a partner responsible for finding new business. Isobel has grave misgivings about the plan, but finally agrees to it when Marion convinces Patrick of its potential success. Before long, the strain of running the expanded business impacts Isobel's relationship with Patrick, who is becoming increasingly dependent upon her, while at the same time Katherine's tenuous hold on sanity begins to unravel. |
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==Cast (premiere)== |
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*Marion - [[Penelope Wilton]] |
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*Tom - [[Paul Shelley]] |
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*Katherine - [[Clare Higgins]] |
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*Patrick - [[Mick Ford]] |
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*Rhonda Milne, Marion's research assistant - [[Jill Baker]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.enotes.com/secret-rapture enotes article on 'The Secret Rapture'] |
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*http://www.bukisa.com/articles/256255_a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-secret-rapture-a-play-by-david-hare |
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*http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=950DE4D9143EF934A15753C1A96F948260 |
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Revision as of 12:33, 17 November 2010
| The Secret Rapture | |
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| Written by | David Hare |
| Date premiered | Lyttleton, Royal National Theatre, 1988 |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | 1980s Britain |
The Secret Rapture is a 1988 British play by David Hare. Its premiere in the Lyttleton auditorium of the Royal National Theatre was directed by Howard Davies[1][2]. British revivals of the play have included one at the Salisbury Playhouse in 2001[3] and at the Lyric Theatre, London in 2003<ref>http://www.theatreguidelondon.co.uk/reviews/secretrapture03.htm<ref>.
It is set in 1980s Britain and examines the impact of Thatcherism on personal relationships within the family of a junior government minister. Hare later adapted it as 1993 film of the same title, also directed by Davies.
Plot
Estranged sisters Isobel and Marion are forced to reunite when their father dies and they must decide how to handle Katherine, their young, alcoholic, mentally unstable stepmother who has been left nothing but the rural home in which they were raised. Isobel and her lover Patrick own a small graphic design company that is struggling to stay afloat. Her sister suggests she and her born-again Christian husband Tom help them expand the business by finding investors and making Katherine a partner responsible for finding new business. Isobel has grave misgivings about the plan, but finally agrees to it when Marion convinces Patrick of its potential success. Before long, the strain of running the expanded business impacts Isobel's relationship with Patrick, who is becoming increasingly dependent upon her, while at the same time Katherine's tenuous hold on sanity begins to unravel.
Cast (premiere)
- Marion - Penelope Wilton
- Tom - Paul Shelley
- Katherine - Clare Higgins
- Patrick - Mick Ford
- Rhonda Milne, Marion's research assistant - Jill Baker
References
- enotes article on 'The Secret Rapture'
- http://www.bukisa.com/articles/256255_a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-secret-rapture-a-play-by-david-hare
- http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=950DE4D9143EF934A15753C1A96F948260
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