The Caretaker (Lyttleton Theatre) (1981)

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The Caretaker (1959)

Date from	22 May 1981 1st preview: 22 May; press night: 26 May
Date to	3 September 1981 This was conceived as a continuation of the previous production, but with a new, all-black, cast
No of Performances	29   Confidence Level
Language	English

Venues

National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre

22-May-1981 to 03-Sep-1981

Linked Productions

The Caretaker (Lyttleton Theatre) (1980)

Notes:

Linked People

Kenneth Ives (1934 - 2022)

Creative | Director

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Eileen Diss (1931)

Creative | Set Designer

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Mick Hughes (1938 - 2018)

Creative | Lighting Designer

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Lindy Hemming (1948)

Creative | Costume Designer

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Linked Organisations

Royal National Theatre (Producing & Receiving House | Est. 1963)

South Bank, London SE1 9PX, England

Producer.

Characters

Davies (Age: old, Male)

Described as 'an old man'

Performer: Norman Beaton (1934 - 1994)

Aston (Age: early thirties, Male)

Mick's brother

Performer: Oscar James (1942)

Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)

Aston's brother

Performer: Troy Foster

Linked Awards

No award have been added to this production record yet.

Resources

Harold Pinter's professional website (URL)

Type: Summary Information

External Link: http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_caretaker5.shtml

Sources

Harold Pinter Appointments Diary, 1981

The British Library Modern Manuscripts, The Harold Pinter Archive, Add MS 88880/12/14, no ff

Library archive

Information about first and final performances taken from entries for May and September.

Daniel Rosenthal's The National Theatre Story

Daniel Rosenthal, The National Theatre Story (London: Oberon, 2013)

Academic book

Information about number of performances taken from Rosenthal's unpaginated book, and section for 1980.