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The Birthday Party (Pinter plays) (Paperback)

by Harold Pinter (Author)
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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (4 Mar 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571160786
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571160785
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.2 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,695 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding-house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comedy of Menace, 3 May 2000
This early play ran for only a few days and was panned by critics. It is now heralded as a classic of modern drama. The fear and tension are palpable throughout. Goldberg and McCann reduce Stanley to a gibbering wreck and the audience feel his trauma throughout.

It reveals the skeletons in all our closets and leaves us wondering why a "wheelbarrow" and a "TOY DRUM", at once innocuous and every day items, can be so menacing and downright scarey. Enjoy the fear.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Pinter..., 10 Dec 2001
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This review is from: The Birthday Party (Acting Edition) (Paperback)
I first saw a production of The Birthday Party when I was at school, and was instantly struck by it. It's typical Pinter; very bleak and a somewhat depressing look at life, but is still a gripping read and is even more effective in the theatre. The speech is very rhythmic, and the way in which it speeds up and slows down lends much to it being a really scary (and confusing) play.
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