The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The New World Order (Premiere: Royal Court)* (1991)
The New World Order (1991)
| Multi-part Production | The New World Order and Death and the Maiden (Ariel Dorfman) |
| Date from |
19 July 1991
|
| Date to |
27 July 1991 The published text (Faber and Faber) gives 19 July as the opening date. Ariel Dorfman’s play Death and the Maiden is listed as opening in the 4 July. The New World Order was one of four short plays that were mounted as part of a rotating double bill. The dates of performance between 19 and 27 July for New World Order are not known. The other plays were Griselda Gambaro’s Putting Two and Two Together, Gcina Mhlope’s Love Child and Stefan Tsanev’s Paranoia. These are the dates for the Jerwood Theatre upstairs. For the transfer to the Royal Court downstairs, see ‘venues’ below. |
| No of Performances | Unknown |
| Premiere | Yes |
| Language | English |
Venues
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court
19-Jul-1991 to 27-Jul-1991
Ran as part of Cross References: A Season of Plays by International Writers 04/07-27/07.
Royal Court Downstairs (Est. 1870)
31-Oct-1991
Transferred with Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden.
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Creative | Director
Catriona Taylor
Creative | Assistant Director
Ian MacNeil (1960)
Creative | Set Designer
Kevin Sleep
Creative | Lighting Designer
Steve Hepworth
Creative | Sound Designer
Bryan Bowen
Creative | Sound Designer
Mark Douet
Creative | Production Photographer
Kim Ford
Technical | Stage Manager
Ben Weissbort
Technical | Stage Manager
Sightlines N/A
Creative | Flyer Designer
Linked Organisations
English PEN (Association of Writers | Est. 1921)
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA, England
The author donated part of his royalties for the production to the Writers in Prison Fund of English PEN.
Royal Court Theatre (Theatre | Est. 1870)
50-51 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London SW1W 8AS, England
Producer.
London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) (Cultural Institution | Est. Unknown)
Producer.
Royal National Theatre (Producing & Receiving House | Est. 1963)
South Bank, London SE1 9PX, England
Producer, as Royal National Theatre Studio.
Characters
Blindfolded Man (Age: Not specified, Male)
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 271
Performer: Douglas McFerran (1958)
Des (Age: Not specified, Male)
Also played Gerardo in Death and the Maiden.
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 271
Performer: Bill Paterson (1945)
Lionel (Age: Not specified, Male)
Also played Roberto in Death and the Maiden.
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 271
Performer: Michael Byrne (1943)
Linked Awards
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Resources
Photostage image (Image)
Type: Image
External Link: https://www.photostage.co.uk/stock-photo/website/search/detail-0_00101535.html
Sources
Cross References Programme (Leaflet)
Bristol Theatre Collections, SIM/PG/423, 1 page reproduced sheet
Library archive
William Baker and John C. Ross's biographical history of Harold Pinter's work
William Baker and John C. Ross, Harold Pinter: A Bibliographical History (London: British Library; New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2005)
Bibliography
Baker and Ross provide the date of the transfer from Upstairs to the Mainstage at the Royal Court (p.100).