The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter Theatre) (2018)
The Birthday Party (1957)
| Date from |
9 January 2018 60th anniversary and 3rd West End revival. Previewed on 9 January 2018; opening night on 18 January 2018 |
| Date to |
14 April 2018
|
| No of Performances | Unknown |
| Language | English |
Venues
Harold Pinter Theatre (Est. 1881)
09-Jan-2018 to 14-Apr-2018
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
The Brothers Quay (1947)
Creative | Set Designer
Hugh Vanstone
Creative | Lighting Designer
Simon Baker
Creative | Sound Designer
Stephen Warbeck (1953)
Creative | Music
Amy Ball
Technical | Casting
Ian Rickson (1963)
Creative | Director
Linked Organisations
Harold Pinter Theatre (Theatre | Est. 2011)
Panton St, London SW1Y 4DN, England
Producer.
Sonia Friedman Productions (Production Company | Est. 2002)
5th Fl, 65 Chandos Pl, London WC2N 4HG, England
Producer.
Characters
Stanley (The Birthday Party) (Age: late thirties, Male)
Performer: Toby Jones (1966)
Meg (Age: sixties, Female)
Performer: Zoë Wanamaker (1949)
Petey (Age: sixties, Male)
Performer: Peter Wight (1950)
Lulu (Age: twenties, Female)
Performer: Pearl Mackie (1987)
Goldberg (Age: fifties, Male)
Performer: Stephen Mangan (1968)
McCann (Age: 30, Male)
Performer: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (1977)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Programme (front) (Image)
Type: Theatre programme
Interview with Ian Rickson, conducted by Harry Burton, 2 January 2021 (Video)
Type: Interview
External Link: https://youtu.be/tvZfU_9lTwI
Basil Chiasson, Catriona Fallow, Graham Saunders, Billy Smart, 'A Dialogued Review: Ian Rickson’s ‘The Birthday Party’ 2018', pinterlegacies.com, 29 March 2018 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://pinterlegacies.com/2018/03/29/a-dialogued-review-ian-ricksons-the-birthday-party-2018/
Michael Billington, 'The Birthday Party review – Pinter's cryptic classic turns 60 with a starry cast', The Guardian, 18 January 2018 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jan/18/the-birthday-party-review-harold-pinter-jones-wanamaker-mangan-mackie
Sonia Friedman production record (URL)
Type: Website
External Link: https://www.soniafriedman.com/productions/the-birthday-party
Toby Jones, 'Toby Jones writes about starring in a revival of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party', The Sunday Times, 14 January 2018 (URL)
Type: Article
External Link: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toby-jones-stephen-mangan-zoe-wanamaker-harold-pinter-the-birthday-party-vj6dg7zlz
The theatre presentation during the run (Image)
Type: Image
Sources
Official London Theatre Website
https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/the-birthday-party-404073/
URL
Accessed 8 January 2020.