The Breath of Life
Gauguin’s epigram, “Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge,” serves as the motto for this tale of two women in their sixties whose lives are interwoven in ways neither of them yet understands. When one shows up at the other’s rural English flat, the result is a surprising meditation on what can emerge when a man’s wife and mistress finally confront each other.
The events of this single night come to echo the hidden course of their lives. David Hare has been described by the New York Post as “one of the few major playwrights in our language.”

