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The Birthday Party (Pinter Plays)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #35813 in Books
- Published on: 1991-03-04
- Binding: Paperback
- 96 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding-house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare.
Customer Reviews
Typical Pinter...
I first saw a production of The Birthday Party when I was at school, and was instantly struck by it. It's typical Pinter; very bleak and a somewhat depressing look at life, but is still a gripping read and is even more effective in the theatre. The speech is very rhythmic, and the way in which it speeds up and slows down lends much to it being a really scary (and confusing) play.
Comedy of Menace
This early play ran for only a few days and was panned by critics. It is now heralded as a classic of modern drama. The fear and tension are palpable throughout. Goldberg and McCann reduce Stanley to a gibbering wreck and the audience feel his trauma throughout.
It reveals the skeletons in all our closets and leaves us wondering why a "wheelbarrow" and a "TOY DRUM", at once innocuous and every day items, can be so menacing and downright scarey. Enjoy the fear.
