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''Amy's View'' was written by British playwright David Hare, and originally premiered in London at the Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on June 13, 1997. It was directed by Richard Eyre and starred Judi Dench, Ronald Pickup and Samantha Bond in the title role. It was then performed on Broadway on April 15, 1999. It was directed again by Eyre, with Dench, Pickup and Bond reprising their roles. It was revived in November 2006 with Felicity Kendal and Jenna Russell in the lead roles and toured various English theatres until February 2007. The play takes place in Berkshire near Pangbourne, and in London, from 1979 to 1995. Over the course of these sixteen years, "a running argument about the respective virtues of traditional theater and the media arts weaves its way through espoused opinions on marriage, love, fame, fidelity, betrayal, personal and artistic integrity, and the sometimes elusive ethics of the corporate world, among other things." 〔Huntington, Richard. ''Buffalo News''. Buffalo, N.Y.: Sep 18, 2000. Pg. D. 1〕 ==Contextual Information== David Hare is often noted for his critical views of British society,〔Glenn, Lane Adam, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1994, 295 pages, Abstract.〕〔Billington, Michael. ''The Guardian''. Manchester (UK): Jun 23, 1997. Pg. T. 11〕 and although ''Amy's View'' is certainly a softer example of his cultural and political commentary, it does not escape the theme. It is important to place the play within historical contexts for analysis, as throughout the sixteen years during which the play is set, Margaret Thatcher was becoming increasingly prominent and powerful within the British government and Lloyd's of London was experiencing great turmoil in dealing with insurance claims. Hare's own bias is also quite prominent in this work. As a playwright, he combines his internal knowledge of the theater with his seemingly outsider view of popular media and filmmaking to impose negative connotations upon growing technology based entertainment. However, it is interesting to note that Hare himself has dabbled in filmmaking,〔Rees, Jasper. ''The Independent''. London (UK): Jun 30, 1997. Pg 16〕 and so perhaps has an unexpectedly balanced view of the two mediums and their inherent flaws and advantages. In addition, ''Amy's View'' is associated with Hare's informal trilogy based loosely on the theme of sacrificial love. The first, "''Skylight'', about a woman who for a while gives up her life for a man and then decides not to. Then ''Amy's View'' () And then a third play, ''The Judas Kiss'', which takes sacrifice as far as it can go." 〔''New York Times''. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Apr 26, 1998. Pg. 2.4〕 Taking this thematic thread into account helps to see the main message in this multifaceted production. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amy's View」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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