Skylight

E374385
stage play theatrical work

"Skylight" is a critically acclaimed stage play by David Hare that explores the complex emotional and social tensions between former lovers reunited after years apart.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author David Hare ⓘ
awarded Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
dramaticForm contemporary realism ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1995 ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasDialogueStyle naturalistic ⓘ
hasNotableRevival 1996 Broadway production ⓘ
1997 West End revival ⓘ
2014 West End revival ⓘ
2015 Broadway revival ⓘ
hasTheme economic disparity ⓘ
guilt and forgiveness ⓘ
love and responsibility ⓘ
personal sacrifice ⓘ
political ideology ⓘ
social conscience ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
notableActor Bill Nighy ⓘ
Carey Mulligan ⓘ
Lia Williams ⓘ
Michael Gambon ⓘ
notableCharacter Edward Sergeant ⓘ
Kyra Hollis ⓘ
Tom Sergeant ⓘ
notableDirector Richard Eyre ⓘ
Stephen Daldry ⓘ
numberOfActs two ⓘ
originalCompany National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form: Royal National Theatre
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalTheatre Cottesloe Theatre ⓘ
premiereLocation National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form: Royal National Theatre, London
publisher Faber and Faber ⓘ
setting Kensal Rise, London ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
structure three-character play ⓘ
subject class conflict ⓘ
emotional tension ⓘ
former lovers ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1990s ⓘ
writer David Hare ⓘ

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Stella Gonet → notableWork → Skylight ⓘ
Carey Mulligan → notableWork → Skylight ⓘ
David Hare → notableWork → Skylight ⓘ
David Hare → wrotePlay → Skylight ⓘ