The Absence of War

The Absence of War

Infobox Play
name = The Absence of War


image_size = 150px
caption = Faber & Faber paperback edition, 2001
writer = David Hare
series = "Racing Demon"
"Murmuring Judges"
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genre = Drama
setting =
subject = a fiction based on factual top-level Labour Party workings
premiere = 1993
place = Royal National Theatre
London, England
orig_lang = English
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"The Absence of War" is a play by Englsih playwright, David Hare, the final installment of his trilogy about contemporary Britain. The play premiered in 1993 at the Royal National Theatre, London, England. [cite news | author=Michael Billington | title=Modern Classics | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2003/apr/23/theatre.artsfeatures| work=The Guardian | date=23 April 2003 | accessdate=2008-10-05]

The play is based on his behind the scenes observations of the Labour Party leadership during their unsuccessful General Election campaign of the previous year.

The central character, party leader George Jones, is so smothered and constricted by his cautious advisers that eventualy none of the great talents that brought him to prominence are visible to the public.

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