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Charlotte McLaughlin

National Theatre ‘does not present world’s drama’, says playwright David Hare

The writer was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life (Matt Crossick/PA) - (PA Archive)

Playwright Sir David Hare has criticised the National Theatre, saying it “is meant to present the world’s drama, and it doesn’t at the moment”, while suggesting that British cultural life is in jeopardy.

The organisation, based on the South Bank, which has staged his newspaper satire Pravda, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, and his Labour political play I’m Not Running, said its “commitment to writers and new writing is steadfast”.

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