Name: The Room
ISBN: 9780571160853

Harold Pinter

The reissuing of all his plays marks the arrival of Harold Pinter at Faber. These two plays were first performed as a double bill in 1960, first at the Hampstead Theatre Club and then at the Royal Court. They immediately established themes that Pinter developed in his later work.

And, The Dumb Waiter

The Room

Rose and Bert rent a room that might almost be a paleolithic cave; the outside is terrifying and unknown. Rose never goes out, Bert only goes to drive his van with furious aggression. A young couple call, and then a blind black man. Bert comes home, massive with triumph at smashing every car that challenged his van. Finding the stranger he kicks him to death and Rose goes blind.

A Play in One Act

Nada Ghanim

I can recognize the "Pinteresque" theme, and somewhat identify with his characters and their situations, but I don't get it still.

The Room And, The Dumb Waiter

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