Review: The Dumb Waiter/A Slight Ache showcase Pinter at his best.
News Desk, February 7th, 2019Now playing at the Harold Pinter through to 23 February.
The final doubleheader of the Pinter at the Pinter season is underway and our West End reviewer, Kitty McCarron, donned her Pinter head and went along to check it out.
"Jamie Lloyd's Harold Pinter Season has saved the best for last in this double bill of two fantastically Pinteresque one-acters, each displaying the mastery of the late playwright in wildly differing ways."
Read Kitty's full review here.
What is The Dumb Waiter about?
Early on in Pinter's career but by no means lacking his signature tapestry of claustrophobia, menace and the search for meaning, The Dumb Waiter focuses on Gus and Ben, two hitmen awaiting their next assignment.
What is A Slight Ache about?
A married couple reminisces on their youth and does their level best to escape the fear of ageing, particularly husband Edward, whose world is shattered by the appearance of an elderly stranger. Self-identity and insecurity form the crux of this early tragicomedy.
Pinter Seven: A Slight Ache/ The Dumb Waiter is now playing through to February 23 at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
