Taking Sides (1995)

Date from	15 May 1995 Press night: 18/5.
Date to	1995
No of Performances	Unknown
Language	English

Venues

Minerva Theatre (Est. 1989)

18-May-1995

Richmond Theatre (Est. 1899)

Theatre Royal, Bath (Est. 1805)

Criterion Theatre, London (Est. 1874)

03-Jul-1995

Linked Productions

No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.

Linked People

Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)

Creative | Director

Joe Harmston

Creative | Assistant Director

Eileen Diss (1931)

Creative | Set Designer

Mick Hughes (1938 - 2018)

Creative | Lighting Designer

Tom Rand

Creative | Costume Designer

Tom Lishman

Creative | Sound Designer

Ronald Harwood (1934 - 2020)

Creative | Playwright

Linked Organisations

Criterion Theatre (Producing & Receiving House | Est. 1874)

218-223 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1V 9LB, England

Producer.

Characters

Major Steve Arnold (Age: Not specified, Male)

Listed in programme as Major Arnold.

Stage directions indicate: 'He could be any age, between thirty-five and early fifties'.

Performer: Michael Pennington

Lieutenant David Wills (Age: 24, Male)

Listed in programme as Lieutenant Wills.

Performer: Christopher Simon (1963)

Wilhelm Furtwängler (Age: 60, Male)

Performer: Daniel Massey (1933 - 1998)

Linked Awards

The Laurence Olivier Award

1996

Daniel Massey nominated: Best Actor.

The Laurence Olivier Award

1996

Ronald Harwood nominated: Best New Play.

Resources

Interview With Gawn Grainger, conducted By Alexander Lass, November 2020 (PDF)

Type: Interview

External Link: http://pinterlegacies.uk/file/9c22418cf4aa63de2716253d00ae1860.pdf

Sources

Harold Pinter Official Website

http://www.haroldpinter.org/directing/directing_sides.shtml

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Accessed 4 May 2018.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_Sides_(play)#cite_note-2

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Information about Venues and Awards taken from site's webpage for the play [accessed 4 April 2020].