Racing Demon - A Play

By David Hare

Book Overview

Forming the first part of the David Hare Trilogy (which also comprises of Murmuring Judges and The Absence of War) Racing Demon focuses on the Church of England. A disparate body, the Church now finds itself attracting unwanted publicity, wracked by the dissension of its members on matters of doctrine and practice and at odds with the government. In this climate the Reverend Lionel Espy and his team of clergymen struggle to make sense of their mission in South London, as the arrival of a zealous young curate intensifies their personal and professional problems.3 women, 8 men

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0573113696
• ISBN13: 9780573113697
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Samuel French
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The most revealing and troubling exposé of ministry.

Hare removes the rose-colored glasses many wear about clergy in both their work and life in this provocative drama about a team of urban pastors in London. Far from making clergy war heroes, Hare instead invites the audience to see their human dilemmas and the adequacy/inadequacy of contemporary religion when confronted with the contexts of power, sex, politics, and money.