{"product_id":"via-dolorosa-when-shall-we-live-9780571197521","title":"Via Dolorosa: \u0026 When Shall We Live?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1997, after many invitations, the fifty-year-old playwright resolved finally to visit the fifty-year-old state of Israel. The resulting play, written to be performed by the author himself, offers a meditation on an extraordinary trip to both Israel and the Palestinian territory, which leaves Hare questioning his own values as searchingly as the powerful beliefs of those he met. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVia Dolorosa\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 1998 and transferred to the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in March 1999. Accompanying \u003ci\u003eVia Dolorosa\u003c\/i\u003e is the 1996 Eric Symes Memorial Lecture, \u003ci\u003eWhen Shall We Live?\u003c\/i\u003e, which addresses questions of faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Sussex, England in 1947. His first play, \u003ci\u003eSlag\u003c\/i\u003e, was produced in 1970. His other works include \u003ci\u003ePlenty\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), \u003ci\u003eA Map of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), and \u003ci\u003ePravda\u003c\/i\u003e (1985). A founder of the Portable Theatre and the Joint Stock, he became resident dramatist and literary manager of the Royal Court Theatre, London (1967-71), and at the Nottingham Playhouse (1973). Until recently, Hare served as director of the National Theatre, London. In 1982, Hare founded a film company, Greenpoint Films. He has written several screenplays including \u003ci\u003ePlenty\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eWeatherby \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), \u003ci\u003e Strapless\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and \u003ci\u003eDamage\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). Several of his best-known plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRacing Demon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Judas Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVia Dolorosa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmy's View\u003c\/i\u003e have been presented on Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325429256466,"sku":"9780571197521","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa635648-bb77-4f98-a0ec-72d2b0f64325.jpg?v=1727684547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/via-dolorosa-when-shall-we-live-9780571197521","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}