Racing Demon
by David Hare

Name: Racing Demon
Brand: David Hare
SKU: 9780573113697
Rating: 3.71 (154 reviews)

Racing Demon Book Cover — Racing Demon Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1990s Room for Extras Bare Stage/Simple Set British

Awards & Recognition

Olivier Award Tony Award

Winner! 1990 Olivier Award for Best Play Winner! 1990 London Critics Circle Award for Best Play Winner! 1990 Play & Players Critics Award for Best Play Winner! 1990 Time Out Award for Best Play Nominee: 1996 Tony Award for Best Play

Synopsis

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

Press Reviews

"David Hare's play gets richer with time. Acclaimed in 1990 for its accurate portrait of a Church of England in crisis, it now seems a perfect metaphor for British institutional life."
— The Guardian, 2011

"As rivetting as a boxing match."
— New York Magazine

"Brilliant and funny."
— The Observer

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
The Revd Lionel Espy	—	—	—
The Rt Revd Charlie Allen, Bishop of Southwark	—	—	—
The Revd Tony Ferris	—	—	—
The Revd Donald "Streaky" Bacon	—	—	—
The Revd Harry Henderson	—	—	—
The Rt Revd Gilbert Heffernan, Bishop of Kingston	—	—	—
Frances Parnell	—	—	—
Stella Marr	—	—	—
Heather Espy	—	—	—
Ewan Gilmour	—	—	—
Tommy Adair	—	—	—
Waiters, Synod members , etc.	—	—	, etc.