The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Hothouse (Lyttelton) (2007)
The Hothouse (1958)
| Date from |
11 July 2007 First preview: 11 July; press night 18 July |
| Date to |
27 October 2007
|
| No of Performances | 45 |
| Language | English |
Venues
National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre
11-Jul-2007 to 27-Oct-2007
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Ian Rickson (1963)
Creative | Director
Hildegard Bechtler (1951)
Creative | Set Designer
Peter Mumford
Creative | Lighting Designer
Ian Dickinson
Creative | Sound Designer
Stephen Warbeck (1953)
Creative | Composer
Indicated in programme as 'Music'.
Graham Scott
Creative | Movement Director
Emma Lloyd
Technical | Stage Manager
Timothy Harries
Creative | Musician
Double Bass
Martin France
Creative | Musician
Percussion
Linked Organisations
Royal National Theatre (Producing & Receiving House | Est. 1963)
South Bank, London SE1 9PX, England
Producer.
Characters
Roote (Age: fifties, Male)
Performer: Stephen Moore (1937 - 2019)
Gibbs (The Hothouse) (Age: thirties, Not specified)
Performer: Finbar Lynch (1959)
Lamb (Age: twenties, Male)
Character appears in the sketch Applicant (published 1961), where he is 'a young man'. Same character name used in the play The Hothouse (1958/1980), where he is 'in his twenties'.
Performer: Leo Bill (1980)
Miss Cutts (Age: thirties, Female)
Performer: Lia Williams (1964)
Tubb (Age: 50, Male)
Performer: Henry Woolf (1930 - 2021)
Lobb (Age: 50, Male)
Performer: Peter Pacey (1948)
Roote (Age: fifties, Male)
Understudy: Colin Haigh
Gibbs (The Hothouse) (Age: thirties, Not specified)
Also understudy for the role of Lush
Understudy: Daniel Harcourt
Lamb (Age: twenties, Male)
Character appears in the sketch Applicant (published 1961), where he is 'a young man'. Same character name used in the play The Hothouse (1958/1980), where he is 'in his twenties'.
Understudy: James Alper
Miss Cutts (Age: thirties, Female)
Understudy: Rosie Thomson
Tubb (Age: 50, Male)
Also understudy for the role of Lobb
Understudy: Mike Aherne (1960)
Lush (Age: thirties, Male)
Understudy: Paul Ritter (1966 - 2021)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
NT archives, RNT/PP/1/2/277 (Other file)
Type: Archival holding
External Link: http://catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=PERF6813
Archives containing posters, press releases and associated materials
Interview with Ian Rickson, conducted by Harry Burton, 2 January 2021 (Video)
Type: Interview
External Link: https://youtu.be/tvZfU_9lTwI
Photostage image gallery (URL)
Type: Image gallery
External Link: https://www.photostage.co.uk/drama/pinter-harold/the-hothouse.html
All but the final image on this page are from this production
Sources
Daniel Rosenthal's The National Theatre Story
Daniel Rosenthal, The National Theatre Story (London: Oberon, 2013)
Academic book
Information about performance times and number of performances taken from Rosenthal's unpaginated book, and section for 2007.
NT archives, RNT/PP/1/2/277
http://catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=PERF6813
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