Name: The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter
ISBN: 9780802150875

Harold Pinter

The text of Pinter's two plays, depicting the terrors of everyday life. both of which were performed in London during 1960

Two Plays

The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter

THE STORY: The New York Times comments: An old bum receives shelter in a cluttered room of an abandoned house. His samaritan is a gentle young man whose kindness is so casual that he seems almost indifferent. Dirty, tattered, unkempt, itching and

The Caretaker

Tijana Kovac

This was somewhat challenging to read as it didn't give a clear sense of much at all. I found it strange and confusing and I couldn't grasp what it was getting at. There wasn't much of a story or charscter development. I'm interested to see it performed as that might lift the veil of mystery from this play.

Elisabetta

Joshua Line

It was with this play that Harold Pinter had his first major success, and its production history since it was first performed in 1960 has established the work as a landmark in twentieth-century drama.The obsessive caretaker, Davies, whose papers are in Sidcup, is a classic comic creation, and his uneasy relationship with the enigmatic Aston and Mick established the author's individuality with an international audience.

The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter Two Plays

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