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Racing Demon (play)

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Written by
  
David Hare

Original language
  
English

First performance
  
1 February 1990

Genre
  
Drama

Date premiered
  
1990

Setting
  
1980s; South London

Playwright
  
David Hare

Place premiered
  
Royal National Theatre

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Series
  
Racing Demon Murmuring Judges The Absence of War

Subject
  
Clergymen struggle to make sense of their mission

Similar
  
David Hare plays, Dramas

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Racing Demon is a 1990 play by English playwright David Hare. Part of a trio of plays about British institutions, it focuses on the Church of England, and tackles issues such as gay ordination, and the role of evangelism in inner-city communities. The play debuted at the National Theatre.

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Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
  • Nominations
  • 1996 Tony Award for Best Play
  • References

    Racing Demon (play) Wikipedia