The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Homecoming (2007)
The Homecoming (1964)
| Channel | BBC Radio 3 |
| Broadcast Date | 9 December 2007 |
| Broadcast time | 20:00:00 |
| Length (minutes) | 100 |
| Series | Drama on 3 |
| Episode | |
| Description | 'Electrifying audiences when it was first performed in 1965, The Homecoming has quickly established itself as a modern classic. In this production for BBC Radio, Pinter himself takes on the role of Max, the head of the Hackney family to which a professor and his wife return one night from America. There, amongst the shadows of the past and the realities of the present, a compelling drama unfolds.' (BBC website) |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Martin Smith
Creative | Producer (radio/television)
Thea Sharrock (1976)
Creative | Director
Linked Organisations
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922)
Producer.
Characters
Max (Age: 70, Male)
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)
Performer: Samuel West (1966)
Teddy (Age: mid thirties, Male)
Performer: Rupert Graves (1963)
Ruth (The Homecoming) (Age: early thirties, Female)
Performer: Gina McKee (1964)
Joey (Age: mid twenties, Male)
Performer: James Alexandrou (1985)
Sam (The Homecoming) (Age: 63, Male)
Performer: Michael Gambon (1940 - 2023)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Learning On Screen, full broadcast (subscription required) (Video)
Type: Biography
External Link: https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/007711F0?bcast=28036571
Interview with Samuel West, conducted by Alexander Lass, 16 February 2021 (PDF)
Type: Interview
External Link: http://pinterlegacies.uk/file/b6f79c38d55913128df821734274c77b.pdf
Sources
BBC Radio 3 Website
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008fy55
URL
Accessed 29 January 2019.
Drama on 3: The Homecoming
Radio Times, 6 December 2007, p. 142
Magazine