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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]].
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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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