- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (Oct 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0413583708
- ISBN-13: 978-0413583703
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,850,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A violent short play in which an interrogator from an unnamed totalitarian state torments, in turn, a tortured prisoner, his wife and his child.
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It does seem to me that your attitude to your work has changed, in that you wrote One for the Road as a particular response to a particular situation, whereas plays such as The Birthday Party were written with no particular end in view. Read the first page
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It does seem to me that your attitude to your work has changed, in that you wrote One for the Road as a particular response to a particular situation, whereas plays such as The Birthday Party were written with no particular end in view. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Until recently I found Pinter very hard work in the theatre, however now I can't get enough of his brilliant crafted plays!
One for the Road is a short piece but it packs a huge emotional punch. It deals with the subject of torture in a very direct (but not graphic) way. It is a series of conversations between an interrogator and his 'clients'. Shot with black humour, the text makes you shiver with the underlying brutality of the situation.
It is a short, sharp shock - and brilliant!
One for the Road is a short piece but it packs a huge emotional punch. It deals with the subject of torture in a very direct (but not graphic) way. It is a series of conversations between an interrogator and his 'clients'. Shot with black humour, the text makes you shiver with the underlying brutality of the situation.
It is a short, sharp shock - and brilliant!
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Pinter's Finest
13 Mar 1997
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"One For The Road" marks a major departure for Harold Pinter, providing readers and theatregoers with a theatrical experience that is riveting and unnerving. I have directed this play several times and have always found it to be a goldmine of writing. The language is exact, offering clear and distinct motivation from the characters, yet the play allows ample room for interpretation. Though it concerns the events of political torture--it is much more than that. It is subtle in its examination of power, corruption, and the apparent ease of destroying one's soul. I have had the "interrogator" played by both a man and a woman; the results were always the same: anyone can destroy a person's life with only words. The physical torture in the play happens offstage, but the punishment of the characters is performed in front of our eyes by the interrogator's words. It is one of the most violent moments in theatre. It is classic Pinter. A true masterpiece.
As a side note: The US version of "One For The Road" contains a glaring ommision in the text. Early in the text the interrogator speaks of the victims eyes. There is a small speech that he makes about the viewing the soul of one's eyes. This speech is missing two, very crucial lines that are in the English text, but missing from the US version. This is not a change by Pinter, but a publishing error by Grove. This explains a rating of "8" since the text is incomplete.
As a side note: The US version of "One For The Road" contains a glaring ommision in the text. Early in the text the interrogator speaks of the victims eyes. There is a small speech that he makes about the viewing the soul of one's eyes. This speech is missing two, very crucial lines that are in the English text, but missing from the US version. This is not a change by Pinter, but a publishing error by Grove. This explains a rating of "8" since the text is incomplete.
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