A London Classic Theatre production
By Harold Pinter, directed by Michael Cabot
By turns, cryptic thriller and macabre comedy, The Birthday Party was Pinter’s first major work and remains one of his most performed plays. The writer of Old Times, The Homecoming and The Caretaker, in 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A shabby boarding house in a small English seaside town. An elderly couple take care of a solitary guest, who rarely ventures out. The arrival of two enigmatic strangers seems to offer a welcome distraction from their mundane existence.
But when an impromptu, seemingly innocent, birthday party abruptly turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse, there are horrifying repercussions as London Classic Theatre breathe new life into this modern classic.
Tuesday 22 March–Saturday 26 March 2016
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SHEILA BURNETT
Reviews
“hailed as a masterpiece…”
— Colin Davison, Gloucestershire Echo
“grab this chance while you can…”
— Michael Hasted, StageTalk Magazine
“A must see…”
— David Aukland, Outline Online
“A funny and chilling evening…”
— Emma Minihan, A Younger Theatre
“High on intelligence…”
— Anne At The Theatre
“Superbly acted…”
— Sarah Waspe, Grapevine Live
“A fine cast…”
— Michael Gray, Reviews Hub
“incredibly well acted…”
— Danielle Booker, The Sentinel
“Hurry for a ticket…”
— John Hargreaves, Native Monster
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