Beat the Devil (play)

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Beat the Devil is a 2020 monologue play by the British playwright David Hare. It is based on Hare's experience of catching COVID-19. The first production was at the Bridge Theatre in London, directed in Nicholas Hytner [1] and starring Ralph Fiennes performing the monologue. [2] [3] [4]

The play was adapted into a book published by Faber & Faber in 2020 as Beat the Devil: A Covid Monologue. [5] A film adaptation was released in 2021, also starring Fiennes. [6] It was streamed by the Showtime network in the United States. [7] It was aired on Sky Arts in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2021. [1] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beat the Devil". UK: Bridge Theatre . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Akbar, Arifa (30 August 2020). "Beat the Devil review – righteous rage of David Hare's corona nightmare". The Guardian .
  3. Benedict, David (1 September 2020). "'Beat the Devil' Review: Ralph Fiennes Stars in COVID-19 Monologue in Socially Distanced Staging". Variety . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. Lukowski, Andrzej (3 September 2020). "'Beat the Devil' is a fiery Covid monologue performed by Ralph Fiennes". TimeOut . London. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. Hare, David (2020). Beat the Devil: A Covid Monologue. UK: Faber & Faber. ISBN   978-0571366088.
  6. "Beat the Devil". Showtime Networks. 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. Haring, Bruce (2 September 2021). "'Beat The Devil' Film Version Heads To Showtime After Successful UK Stage Run". Deadline. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. Einav, Dan (3 November 2021). "Ralph Fiennes gives voice to David Hare's Covid rage in Beat the Devil". Financial Times .