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Despite the cheerful and celebratory connotations of its title, Harold Pinter??s “The Birthday Party” is existentialist, absurdist, and dark. The latest performance put on by the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club inspires moments of snort-inducing hilarity even as it elicits gasps. Directed by Matthew C. Stone ’11, the play skillfully explores the notion of identity, a crucial focal point in existentialist theater, while provoking a wide range of emotions from the audience.“The Birthday Party”, written in 1958, is one of Pinter?...
Though it boasts perhaps the most innocuous title in the history of theatre, Harold Pinter??s “The Birthday Party” is certainly not an average five-year-old’s affair. Devoid of any balloons, streamers, or happy children, Pinter??s play is a dark, existentialist work exploring the madness of human nature lurking just below a superficially harmless exterior. “The Birthday Party” will be on show in the Loeb Expository Theatre from April 3-11. “The Birthday Party” premiered...
White rectangular beams line the walls of a married couple’s farmhouse in the Adams House Drama Society’s production of Harold Pinter??s “Old Times.” These white beams seem more and more like the bars of a jail cell as the play progresses, trapping the characters in the nightmares that are their own lives. Perception becomes reality as past and present blend together in a battle of words and memories. Pinter??s play provides complicated source material, and this production—executive produced...
...since I proved a total failure at skating and calf-roping, I took up drama.”So rather than quit theatre altogether, Dorin became involved in its production side. Benjamin J. Toff ’05, who was a Crimson Editorial Chair, was directing Pinter??s ‘Betrayal,” and asked me to be his stage manager,” Dorin says. “Since then I’ve tried almost every staff position, except light design, because I’m color-blind, and technical direction, because...
...since I proved a total failure at skating and calf-roping, I took up drama.” So rather than quit theatre altogether, Dorin became involved in its production side. Benjamin J. Toff ’05, who was a Crimson Editorial Chair, was directing Pinter??s ‘Betrayal,” and asked me to be his stage manager,” Dorin says. “Since then I’ve tried almost every staff position, except light design, because I’m color-blind, and technical direction, because...