The Absence of War by David Hare

Author:David Hare [David Hare]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780571301423
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2013-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

ACT TWO: FRIENDLY FIRE

SCENE ONE

Outside a television studio. TREVOR AVERY stands alone on the stage and talks directly to us.

TREVOR: The Protection Branch is good. It’s a good posting. According of course to who you get. There are certain Ministers – I’m not going to name them but let’s say they like climbing in and out of tanks wearing flak jackets – they’re the ones who treat you like dirt.

That isn’t George. George is popular. When you go the theatre, he always asks you what you thought of the play. I always say, ‘Very good play, sir.’ That means no one tried to kill him while he was there.

What’s thrown is mostly quite harmless. The eggs are easy. The tomatoes you see from far off. No, the tricky bit is not when the public turns violent. It’s when the politicians decide to fight back.

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