He frequently directed, and sometimes acted in, his growing body of work in the 1960s and 1970s, while disseminating his work into radio, television, and film. The Dumb Waiter, also staged in 1960, helped cement Pinter's status as a major theatrical figure.
The reception was unfavorable-it closed within a week-but Pinter's next full-length play, The Caretaker (1960), won more accolades. His first produced play-The Birthday Partycame a year later. In 1957, he wrote his first play in four days, The Room, a sign of the prolific output to come. He left the school after two years, and spent most of the 1950s writing his published poetry (under the name Harold Pinter) and acting in small theater productions (often under the pseudonym David Baron). He began acting in plays at his grammar school, and later received a grant to study at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He evacuated to Cornwall, England, at the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and returned to London when he was 14. He was born in the working-class neighborhood of East London's Hackney (an ironic name for such an original writer) in 1930, the son of a Jewish tailor. Repetition symbols.The dumb waiterĬontext Harold Pinter is one of the most acclaimed contemporary British playwrights, noted particularly for his early body of work. The Silence and Violence of Language Anxiety Over Social Class motifs. There are a few clues that Ben will betray Gus, such as his slip-up when giving directions to Gus the messages from the dumb waiter show that the café is not defunct, as Ben says it is tone. Gus and Ben stare at each other in silence tense. Wilson and, eventually, Ben setting (time). Both men share the role of protagonist, although the audience may empathize with Gus primarily antagonist. The climax occurs when Ben pulls his gun on Gus protagonist. 1960 in London, England date of first production.
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