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Self Esteem Revives Hare's Play on Music Industry Struggles

3/26/2026

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor, known as Self Esteem, discusses David Hare's 1975 play Teeth ’n’ Smiles, capturing 1960s counterculture disillusionment.
The play portrays a rock band facing end of an era while mirroring struggles in today’s music industry.
Taylor plays the unpredictable frontwoman Maggie, whose nihilism and desire for experience define the character.
Hare notes the play's prophetic nature.

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Story summary

Rebecca Lucy Taylor, known as Self Esteem, discusses David Hare's 1975 play Teeth ’n’ Smiles, capturing 1960s counterculture disillusionment.
The play portrays a rock band facing end of an era while mirroring struggles in today’s music industry.
Taylor plays the unpredictable frontwoman Maggie, whose nihilism and desire for experience define the character.
Hare notes the play's prophetic nature.