The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Sweet Bird of Youth (1985)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1959)
| Date from |
13 May 1985
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| Date to |
1985
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| No of Performances | Unknown |
| Touring | Yes |
| Language | English |
Venues
Lyric (The), Theatre Royal Plymouth (Est. 1982)
27-May-1985
Theatre Royal, Bath (Est. 1805)
13-May-1985
Theatre Royal, Brighton (Est. 1807)
03-Jun-1985
Palace Theatre, Manchester (Est. 1891)
10-Jun-1985
Theatre Royal Haymarket (Est. 1821)
26-Jun-1985
Previews: 26, 27, 28/06, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 8/07. Opening night: 9/07. Evening performances at 19:30.
Birmingham Hippodrome (Est. 1899)
17-Jun-1985
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Linked People
Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Creative | Director
Eileen Diss (1931)
Creative | Set Designer
Mick Hughes (1938 - 2018)
Creative | Lighting Designer
Robin Fraser Paye
Creative | Costume Designer
Dominic Muldowney (1952)
Creative | Composer
Joan Washington (1949 - 2021)
Creative | Voice/Dialect Coach
Tennessee Williams
Creative | Playwright
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Characters
Chance Wayne (Age: late twenties, Male)
'He's in his late twenties and his face looks slightly older than that' (Sweet Bird of Youth, p. 14).
Performer: Michael Beck (1949)
The Princess Kosmonopolis (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Lauren Bacall (1924 - 2014)
Fly (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Johnny Worthy
George Scudder (Age: thirties, Male)
'about thirty-six or -seven.' (Sweet Bird of Youth, p. 15)
Performer: Colin Reese
Boss Finley (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: James Grout (1926 - 2012)
Hatcher (Age: late twenties, Male)
Referred to as Dan Hatcher in play text. '[A]bout CHANCE'S age' (Sweet Bird of Youth, p. 98).
Performer: Michael Shevelew
Tom Junior (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Simon Rouse (1951)
Aunt Nonnie (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Alice Drummond (1928 - 2016)
Heavenly Finley (Age: young, Female)
Performer: Geraldine Alexander
Charles (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: old, Male)
'an old colored manservant' (Sweet Bird of Youth, p. 66).
Performer: Willie Payne (1923 - 2017)
Stuff (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Christopher Cooper (1951)
Miss Lucy (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Frances Cuka (1936 - 2020)
Heckler, The (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Jay Benedict (1951)
Violet (Age: late twenties, Female)
Performer: Jane Picking
Edna (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: late twenties, Female)
Performer: Tacye Nichols
Scotty (Age: late twenties, Male)
Performer: Ian Morton
Bud (Age: late twenties, Male)
Performer: Michael Shallard (1951)
Pianist (Sweet Bird of Youth, exclusive to HP's production) (Age: Not specified, Not specified)
Performer: David Owen
Page (Age: Not specified, Male)
Referred to as 'Pageboy' in play text (Sweet Bird of Youth, p. 95).
Performer: Herbert Norville (1967)
Man in Bar (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: David Cunningham
Man in Bar (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Andrew Roberts
Photographer (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Martin Aylott
Drum Majorette (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Lynn Grant
State Trooper (Sweet Bird of Youth) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Nicholas Brent (1918 - 2003)
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Sources
Harold Pinter Official Website
http://www.haroldpinter.org/directing/directing_bird.shtml
URL
Accessed 16 May 2018.
Harold Pinter Appointments Diary, 1985
The British Library Modern Manuscripts, The Harold Pinter Archive, Add MS 88880/12/18, no ff
Library archive
Information about dates of opening nights and transfers and performance times taken from entries for May and June.