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Skylight (Faber Drama), David Hare metal The Beak of the FinchThere are times in the theatre when you suddenly find yourself in the grip of silence. There is no fidgeting or coughing, no shifting about in seats: the audience's attention is so tense it is almost palpable. This is because it is both thrilling and dangerous: a fight to the death, or the dawning of salvation. David Hare's new play, Skylight , is punctuated by such moments. They are the signs that a dramatist of the first rank is writing at full