The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Caretaker (Premiere: Arts Theatre) (1960)
The Caretaker (1959)
| Date from |
27 April 1960
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| Date to |
Unknown
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| No of Performances | Unknown |
| Premiere | Yes |
| Touring | Yes |
| Language | English |
Venues
Arts Theatre (Est. 1927)
27-Apr-1960
Duchess Theatre (Est. 1929)
30-May-1960
Lyceum Theatre, Broadway, New York (Est. 1903)
04-Oct-1961
Linked Productions
The Caretaker (1963)
Notes:
Linked People
Donald McWhinnie (1920 - 1987)
Creative | Director
Brian Currah (1929 - 2008)
Creative | Set Designer
Brian Currah (1929 - 2008)
Creative | Lighting Designer
Paul Morrison
Creative | Lighting Designer
For the transfer to Broadway. Also listed as 'Supervision.'
Morris Angel
Creative | Costume Designer
Morris Angel were a theatrical costume supply business.
Jack Humphries
Technical | Stage Manager
Michael Boys
Creative | Production Photographer
Michael Codron (1930)
Production | Production associate
David Hall
Production | Production associate
Fred Hebert (1912 - 1972)
Production | Production supervisor
For the transfer to Broadway
Linked Organisations
No Linked organisations have been added to this production record yet.
Characters
Davies (Age: old, Male)
Described as 'an old man'
Understudy: Donald Pleasence (1919 - 1995)
Wasn't Present
Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)
Aston's brother
Understudy: Alan Bates (1934 - 2003)
Wasn't Present
Aston (Age: early thirties, Male)
Mick's brother
Understudy: Peter Woodthorpe (1931 - 2004)
Wasn't Present
Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)
Pinter took over for Alan Bates while the latter was fulfilling his contract to film his part in Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961). Pinter performed the role for five weeks from 20 February 1961.
Aston's brother
Understudy: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Wasn't Present
Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)
For the transfer to Broadway, in October.
Aston's brother
Understudy: Alex Davion
Wasn't Present
Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)
Understudy for the Broadway transfer
Aston's brother
Understudy: Joel Fabriani (1936)
Wasn't Present
Aston (Age: early thirties, Male)
Understudy for the Broadway transfer
Mick's brother
Understudy: Joel Fabriani (1936)
Wasn't Present
Davies (Age: old, Male)
Understudy for the Broadway transfer
Described as 'an old man'
Understudy: Stuart Germain
Wasn't Present
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Programme front (Duchess transfer) (Image)
Type: Theatre programme
The British Library Manuscript Collections. Pinter Archive. ’Book 2’ (Pinter’s scrapbook); April 1960-Oct. 1961. Add MS 88880/8/2 (Paper-based)
Type: Archival holding
External Link: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb58-addms88880/addms88880/8/2
Pinter’s scrapbook contains clippings of numerous reviews of the production from April, May, June and July1960. It also contains a copy of his interview with Margaret Cowan in The Stage (5 May 1960) and a transcribed extract from the the BBC radio broadcast ‘The Critics’ (15 May 1960) in which the production is discussed.
Signed flyer (Image)
Type: Flyer
Kenneth Tynan, ‘A Verbal Wizard in the Suburbs’, The Observer, 5 June 1960, p. 16 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://www.proquest.com/docview/475454853/3A063E8F667F45E7PQ/22?accountid=14664
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Sources
The Times Digital Archive
"Mr. Pinter Takes Over In The Caretaker."
URL
http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/BUzaf1 Accessed 8 Aug. 2019