BBC Radio Drama - A Slight Ache by Harold Pinter
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In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family of men: Max, the aging but still aggressive patriarch; his younger, ineffectual brother Sam; and two of Max's three sons, neither of whom is married -- Lenny, a small-time pimp, and Joey, who dreams of success as a boxer. Into this sinister abode comes the eldest son, Teddy, wh... [Read More]
This comprehensive volume contains nine of the most important, most indispensable plays of the modern theatre. What Harold Clurman has done in this seminal collection is to create for us a portrait of the progress and turmoil of the twentieth century. Ranging from the eerie realism of Pinter's sinister "Birthday Party," to the absurd literalism of ... [Read More]
Harold Pinter is one of our most profound poets and playwrights, with work ranging from his plays The Caretaker, The Homecoming, and Betrayal to such poems as "The Bombs" and "Death." A writer known for his searing exploration of power, Pinter gives us an electrifying look into the often uncomfortable relationships between people — whether family... [Read More]
Jacket description.back: In all of Pinter's plays, seemingly ordinary events become charged with profound, if elusive, meaning, haunting pathos, and wild comedy. In The Caretaker, a tramp finds lodging in the derelict house of two brothers; in The Dumbwaiter, a pair of gunmen wait for the kill in a decayed lodging house. Harold Pinter gradually exp... [Read More]
One of the most essential artists produced by the twentieth century. Pinter’s work gets under our skin more than that of any living playwright.” New York TimesUpon its premiere at the National Theatre, Betrayal was immediately recognized as a masterpiece. It won the Olivier Award for best new play, and has since been performed all around th... [Read More]
Like Pinter's earlier plays. Pinter deals with bare essentials. There are only three characters -- a man named Deeley, his wife, Kate, and Anna, a friend of Kate's whom they have not seen in 20 years. Beneath the surface of their taut, witty conversation lurks suggestions of darkness, until the present is overwhelmed with intimations of some fright... [Read More]
In The Birthday Party, a musician who escapes to a dilapidated boarding house becomes the victim of a ritual murder in which everyone- assassins, victim, and observers- implacably plays out the role assigned him by fate.The Room, a derelict boarding house again becomes the scene of a visitation of fate when a blind Black man suddenly arrives to del... [Read More]
This is a rare February 4th, 1953 programme (playbill) from Donald Wolfit's Season of SHAKESPEARE and SOPHOCLES at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith in East London. The current season opened with Sophocles' "OEDIPUS" from February 4th through 14th, 1953, followed with productions of Shakespeare's "As You Like It", "King Lear", "Twelfth Night", "The M... [Read More]
BFI Flipside presents NIGHTBIRDS (DVD + Blu-ray)A Film by Andy Milligan THE FLIPSIDE: rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high-quality editions. While living rough on the streets of London's East End, a young man, Dink (Berwick Kaler, Coronation Street), encounters the mysterious Dee (Julie Shaw, The... [Read More]
This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays, charting the controversies which have arisen in response to Pinter's critiques of political and sexual issues.They consider criticism from the press and academi... [Read More]
This is a beautiful December 1971 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the HAROLD PINTER play "OLD TIMES" at the Billy Rose Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 16th, 1971 and ran for 120 performances.) ..... The three-character play starred ROBERT SHAW, ROSEMARY HARRIS and MARY URE ..... CREDI... [Read More]
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