How does David Hare use imagery in Plenty?

Hare jumbles the events of Susan's life to illustrate his themes; while time does not unfold in a typical fashion, the play's structure allows the playwright to build a "linear" concept of thematic unity.

Plenty is also considered unconventional in its liberal use of cinematic techniques such as flashbacks, quick scene changes that approximate film editing styles, and concise dialogue. While the play earned its share of criticism for appropriating such methods (many theater critics looked down on film as a bastardization of traditional drama), it also made Plenty appealing to a generation of theater goers who had become familiar with cinematic vocabulary.