Difference between revisions of "The Lover"
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''The Lover'' is a 1962 one-act play by Harold Pinter (1930-2008). Pinter leads the audience to believe that there are three characters in the play: the wife, the husband and the lover. But the lover who comes to call in the afternoons is revealed to be the husband adopting a role. He plays the lover for her: she plays the whore for him. The play contrasts bourgeois domesticity with sexual yearning. | ''The Lover'' is a 1962 one-act play by Harold Pinter (1930-2008). Pinter leads the audience to believe that there are three characters in the play: the wife, the husband and the lover. But the lover who comes to call in the afternoons is revealed to be the husband adopting a role. He plays the lover for her: she plays the whore for him. The play contrasts bourgeois domesticity with sexual yearning. | ||
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| + | The play was first presented by Associated-Rediffusion Television, London, 28 March 1963. | ||
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| + | The first stage production was at the Arts Theatre, London, 18 September 1963. | ||
Published by Methuen in 1964. | Published by Methuen in 1964. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | A [[Baxter Theatre]] Production was directed by [[Ken Leach]] in 1980, starring [[Richard Cox]] and [[Jacqui Singer]]. | + | A [[Baxter Theatre]] Production was directed and designed by [[Ken Leach]]in a double bille with ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]'', opening 25 January 1980, starring [[Richard Cox]] and [[Jacqui Singer]]. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lover_(play)]. | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lover_(play)]. | ||
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| + | Theatre programme (Baxter), 1980. | ||
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'' | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'' | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 28 November 2015
The Lover is a 1962 one-act play by Harold Pinter (1930-2008). Pinter leads the audience to believe that there are three characters in the play: the wife, the husband and the lover. But the lover who comes to call in the afternoons is revealed to be the husband adopting a role. He plays the lover for her: she plays the whore for him. The play contrasts bourgeois domesticity with sexual yearning.
The play was first presented by Associated-Rediffusion Television, London, 28 March 1963.
The first stage production was at the Arts Theatre, London, 18 September 1963.
Published by Methuen in 1964.
Performance history in South Africa
A Baxter Theatre Production was directed and designed by Ken Leachin a double bille with The Dumb Waiter, opening 25 January 1980, starring Richard Cox and Jacqui Singer.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Theatre programme (Baxter), 1980.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987
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