Pinter's People
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Pinter's People is a compilation of revue sketches or short prose works by
It included:
- Apart From That (first performed 2006)
- The Black and White (1959)
- Last to Go (1959)
- The New World Order (1991)
- Night (1969)
- Precisely (1983)
- Press Conference (2002)
- Request Stop (1959)
- Special Offer (1959)
- Tess (2000)
- That's All (sketch)|That's All (1959)
- That's Your Trouble (1959)
- Trouble in the Works (1959)
- Victoria Station (1982)
Critical response
Charles Spencer in The Daily Telegraph described the show as "one of the most punishingly unfunny evenings I have ever endured in a theatre."[2] In The Guardian, Michael Billington commented, "Pinter’s people [sic] have been turned into lurching grotesques and the result does a grave disservice both to the writer and comic acting."[3] Benedict Nightingale in The Times wrote: "Last night I was sickened by some of the coarsest performances I have ever seen in a London playhouse", before going on to praise the second half of the show.[4] The Observer was more favourable however, mentioning "the great pleasures of the evening" and praised the performers.[5]
Pinter himself was quick to defend the cast and the show, saying "I'm all for it. I admire these people in Pinter's People. I really think they're a great bunch - they're so robust and energetic. I think they were terrific."[6]
References
- ^ "Pinter's People, Theatre Royal Haymarket". Newsnight review. BBC. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ a b Spencer, Charles (2 February 2007). "Pinter without subtlety and timing". Online edition. London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ "What the critics are saying about Bill Bailey and co's comedic take on the Nobel laureate's characters. It's not pretty" Damman, Guy (2 February 2007). "Reviews roundup: Pinter's People". Online edition. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ "But only in the second half does the cast calm down and let the audience listen, observe, ponder … Victoria Station comes off fine — and Night pretty well too. " Nightingale, Benedict (3 February 2007). "Pinter's People". Times Online. London: The Times. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ "Comedian Bill Bailey's brainchild unites a starry cast and 47 years of Pinter sketches to touching, at times hilarious, effect" Kellaway, Kate (4 February 2007). "Miracle of the mundane". Online edition. London: The Observer. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Jury, Louise (22 February 2007). "Harold Pinter: Not a word out of place". Online edition. London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2009.