Previews of David Hare’s new play Stuff Happens began last night at New York City’s Public Theater. The play explores the reasons for the war in Iraq using characters ripped from the headlines; actors actually play Bush, Powell, Blair, Rice and Rumsfeld, transforming real life into profound drama. John Lahr of the New York Times has said "In his best political play yet, Hare brings us an exhilarating account of the genesis of the current Iraq War." Hare is already well known for the provocative political and social commentary of his works, which include The Absence of War (a meditation on the thoughts and actions of modern politicians and the nature of leadership) and Via Dolorosa (an autobiographical one-man show about traveling in Israel and Palestine).
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