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‘A jolly jumble of theatrical cliches’: 1958 ‘Cherwell’ review of ‘The Birthday Party’

Harold Pinter: Histories & Legacies avatarPosted on 25th September 2017 by Billy Smart27th September 2017

Elkan Presman’s 1958 review of the original production of The Birthday Party in the Oxford University student newspaper Cherwell is one of the very earliest Pinter reviews to have been published, and has not been reproduced in its entirity since. A striking aspect of the review is the impression that it gives the reader of how (some of) its original audience might have registered the play – functioning through “a … Continue reading →

Posted in Stage | Tagged Oxford Playhouse, Peter Woods, The Birthday Party
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