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The Birthday Partyby Harold Pinter
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“My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish.” - Harold Pinter
Who is Harold Pinter?His Life:• Born: Oct. 10, 1930
Hackney, East London, England
• Died: Dec. 25, 2008 West London, England
His Work:• playwright, screenwriter,
actor, theatre director, political activist and poet
• Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
What kind of man was he?“I don't give a damn what other people think. It's entirely their own business. I'm not writing for other people.” -interview, Dec. 1971
“The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember. “
“I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either”
“This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement. “
Absurdist TheaterFrench Dramatic Movement• late 1940’s - 1960’s• Martin Esslin
Pinter "The Homecoming"
The Birthday Party
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