Pravda (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: David Hare, Howard Brenton
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Plot: Comedy; political
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Lambert Le Roux, Andrew May, Sir Stamford Foley, Rebecca Foley, Michael Quince MP, Eaton Sylvester, Elliot Fruit-Norton
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Comedy, Political drama
- Subjects: Values, Journalism or journalists, Twentieth century, England or English people, Truth, Ethics, Business or business people, Newspapers
- Locales: England
The Play
Pravda, a two-act play, begins in an English garden in which Andrew May is painting. As Rebecca Foley enters and discusses her writing, the audience learns that Andrew has retreated to the countryside to escape the pressures of the newsroom and that Rebecca is nursing him back to health. When Andrew announces his intention to speak again to Le Roux and to return to the newspaper, Rebecca counters that she will leave him.
The next scene and the ones that follow precede the first scene and play out the events that led to Andrew’s countryside retreat. In...
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