Word: prue
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...always hidden between and behind the words. A simple invitation to sit down can become a dangerous contest for the upper hand. That's what makes him so tantalizing, and so uncomfortable. "His choice of words is so specific," says the actress Lindsay Duncan, who created the role of Prue in Celebration. Ian Holm, who is currently starring in The Homecoming - and also had a different role, Lenny, in the original 1965 production - agrees. "The language is pared down until every word has immense power," he says. "He relishes every phrase. Pinter is the best playwright in the English language...