The Vertical Hour
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The Vertical Hour is a play by David Hare that explores the personal and political aftermath of the Iraq War through the relationship between an American war correspondent–turned–academic and a British doctor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | play ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| author | David Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Nadia Blye
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | mixed to positive reviews ⓘ |
| directorOfOriginalProduction | Sam Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUKProductionVenue | Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasDialogueForm | debate-driven dialogue ⓘ |
| hasOriginalBroadwayOpeningYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalBroadwayTheatre | Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaywright | David Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Faber and Faber edition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorInOriginalProduction |
Bill Nighy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julianne Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableTopic |
academic life
ⓘ
journalistic ethics ⓘ justification of the Iraq invasion ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | British ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2006-11-30 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producerOfOriginalProduction | Scott Rudin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural Shropshire, England ⓘ |
| subject |
Iraq War
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ⓘ
personal relationships ⓘ politics ⓘ war correspondence ⓘ |
| theme |
clash of American and British perspectives
ⓘ
impact of war on private life ⓘ interventionism ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 21st century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-2003 Iraq War era ⓘ |
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