The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party (1987)
The Birthday Party (1957)
| Channel | BBC Two |
| Broadcast Date | 21 June 1987 |
| Broadcast time | 21:20:00 |
| Length (minutes) | 110 |
| Black and White | No |
| Series | Theatre Night |
| Episode | |
| Broadcast Notes | |
| Description | A note on the script: the work here is a dramatic play that is being relayed on television as a television play. We are unaware of any differences in dialogue between the broadcast text and the published text of the play. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Kenneth Ives (1934 - 2022)
Creative | Director
Bruce Macadie
Creative | Designer
Rosemary Hill
Creative | Producer (radio/television)
Linked Organisations
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922)
Characters
Stanley (The Birthday Party) (Age: late thirties, Male)
Performer: Kenneth Cranham (1944)
Petey (Age: sixties, Male)
Performer: Robert Lang (1934 - 2004)
McCann (Age: 30, Male)
Performer: Colin Blakely (1930 - 1987)
Lulu (Age: twenties, Female)
Performer: Julie Walters (1950)
Goldberg (Age: fifties, Male)
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Meg (Age: sixties, Female)
Performer: Joan Plowright (1929)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Pinter at the BBC, 2019 DVD (URL)
Type: DVD
External Link: https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pinter-at-the-bbc-5-dvd-set.html
This broadcast is included in the 2019 BFI/BBC box set.
Sources
The Birthday Party (BBC, 1987)
BBC Archives
DVD
The Birthday Party
Radio Times, 18 June 1987
Magazine
illustrated article, p. 16; listing with colour photograph, p. 31
At Home for Pinter’s Party, by Hugh Hebert
The Guardian, 22 June 1987, p. 23
Newspaper review
Pinter Does his own Thing
The Independent, 20 June 1987, p. 33
Newspaper review
Stirring Sight, by Martin Cropper
The Times, 22 June 1987, p. 16
Magazine
The Birthday Party
BBC Photo Library
Image