Murmuring Judges
by David Hare
A young lawyer's involvement in her first case leads her through a criminal justice system - police, courts and prisons - which is cracking at the seams.
Murmuring Judges is the second play in David Hare's highly acclaimed trilogy about British institutions.
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A young lawyer's involvement in her first case leads her through a criminal justice system - police, courts and prisons - which is cracking at the seams.Murmuring Judges is the second play in David Hare's highly acclaimed trilogy about British institutions. Racing Demon, which won four awards as Play of the Year in 1990, was the first part of the trilogy and examined the Church. The Absence of War, a play about the Labour Party, completed the trilogy.
Author Biography
David Hare is one of Britain's most internationally performed playwrights. Born in Sussex in 1947, he had a long association with Britain's National Theatre, which produced eleven of his plays successively between 1978 and 1997. A trilogy about the church, the law and the Labour Party - Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges and The Absence of War - was presented in repertory at the Olivier Theatre in 1993. Nine of his best-known plays, including Plenty, The Secret Rapture, Skylight, The Blue Room, Amy's View, The Judas Kiss and Via Dolorosa - in which he performed - have also been performed on Broadway. David Hare's most recent play, The Breath of Life, premi red at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in October 2002.
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Murmuring Judges by David Hare follows a young lawyer's involvement in a criminal justice system - police, courts and prisons - which is cracking at the seams.
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A young lawyer's involvement in her first case leads her through a criminal justice system - police, courts and prisons - which is cracking at the seams. Murmuring Judges is the second play in David Hare's highly acclaimed trilogy about British institutions. Racing Demon , which won four awards as Play of the Year in 1990, was the first part of the trilogy and examined the Church. The Absence of War , a play about the Labour Party, completed the trilogy.
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Murmuring Judges by David Hare follows a young lawyer's involvement in a criminal justice system - police, courts and prisons - which is cracking at the seams.
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