Editing David Hare (playwright) (section)

=== 2020s ===
In 2020, Hare contracted [[COVID-19]], an experience reflected in his monologue ''[[Beat the Devil (play)|Beat the Devil]]'', with [[Ralph Fiennes]] in the starring role.<ref>{{cite news|first=Arifa|last=Akbar|title=Beat the Devil review – righteous rage of David Hare's corona nightmare|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/30/beat-the-devil-review-bridge-theatre-london-david-hare-ralph-fiennes|work=[[The Observer]]|location=London|date=2020-08-30|access-date=2020-09-08}}</ref>

In 2022, Hare wrote, ''[[Straight Line Crazy]]''. The play is set in the 1920s through the 1960s in [[New York City]] and centres on the life of [[Robert Moses]], portrayed by Fiennes.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/ralph-fiennes-leads-world-premiere-of-straight-line-crazy-opening-march-23-at-londons-the-bridge|title= Ralph Fiennes Leads World Premiere of ''Straight Line Crazy'', Opening March 23 at London's The Bridge|website= Playbill|first=Andrew|last=Gans|date=23 March 2022|access-date= April 15, 2022|archive-date= 13 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413135949/https://playbill.com/article/ralph-fiennes-leads-world-premiere-of-straight-line-crazy-opening-march-23-at-londons-the-bridge|url-status= live}}</ref> Fiennes stars as Moses, once a powerful man in New York and the "master builder" of infrastructure from new parks, bridges and expressways. During his working life, he served on the [[New York State Council of Parks]] and was the [[New York Secretary of State]]. The play premiered at the [[Bridge Theatre]] in London in March 2022. The play transferred to the New York stage with Fiennes at [[The Shed (arts center)|The Shed]] in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theshed.org/program/250-straight-line-crazy|title= Straight Line Crazy|website= The Shed|accessdate= March 5, 2024}}</ref>

A new play titled ''Grace Pervades'' and starring Ralph Fiennes is set to premiere in summer 2025 at [[Theatre Royal, Bath]]. The play explores the lives of the thespians [[Henry Irving]], [[Ellen Terry]], [[Edith Craig]] and [[Edward Gordon Craig]] (Terry's two children with [[Edward William Godwin]]).<ref>[https://www.westendtheatre.com/227975/news/ralph-fiennes-theatre-royal-bath-season-announced-for-2025-including-new-david-hare-play-grace-pervades-as-you-like-it "Ralph Fiennes / Theatre Royal Bath season announced for 2025 including new David Hare play ''Grace Pervades'' & ''As You Like It'' starring Gloria Obianyo & Harriet Walter"], West End Theatre, 26 March 2024</ref>