The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Happy Birthday, Harold (Harold Pinter Theatre) (2018)
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10 October 2018 A charity gala event, on the evening of what would have been Harold Pinter's 88th birthday, during the Jamie Lloyd season of Pinter plays at the Harold Pinter Theatre. |
| Date to |
10 October 2018
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| No of Performances | 1 |
| Language | English |
Venues
Harold Pinter Theatre (Est. 1881)
10-Oct-2018 to 10-Oct-2018
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Jamie Lloyd (1980)
Creative | Director
Curator of the event
Linked Organisations
The Jamie Lloyd Company (Theatre Company | Est. Unknown)
Harold Pinter Theatre (Theatre | Est. 2011)
Panton St, London SW1Y 4DN, England
Characters
Goldberg (Age: fifties, Male)
Performer: John Simm (1970)
Lady (Request Stop) (Age: Not specified, Female)
Unnamed character from 'Request Stop'; other non-speaking parts in this work include Small Man, Two other Women and a Man.
Performer: Hayley Squires (1988)
A (That's Your Trouble) (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Jon Culshaw (1968)
B (That's Your Trouble) (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Tom Edden
Roote (Age: fifties, Male)
Performer: Simon Russell Beale (1961)
Gibbs (The Hothouse) (Age: thirties, Not specified)
Performer: John Simm (1970)
Sarah Woodruff (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Kristin Scott Thomas (1960)
Aston (Age: early thirties, Male)
Mick's brother
Performer: Con O'Neill (1966)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
An audio recording of pinter reading ‘Death’ was played between the extract from The Caretaker and the reading of ‘Arthur Miller’s Socks’.
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Greig read ‘Arthur Miller’s Socks’
Performer: Tamsin Greig (1966)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Harington read ‘Problem’
Performer: Kit Harington
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Masson read ‘The Mirror’
Performer: Forbes Masson
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Marber read ‘A Wake for Sam’
Performer: Patrick Marber (1964)
Mrs A (Age: Not specified, Female)
Unnamed character from 'That's All'
Performer: Sheila Hancock (1933)
Mrs B (Age: Not specified, Female)
Unnamed character from 'That's All'
Performer: Felicity Kendal
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
O’Flynn read ‘Poem (to A)’
Performer: Kate O'Flynn (1986)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Essiedu read ‘Paris’
Performer: Paapa Essiedu (1990)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Williams read ‘To Antonia’
Performer: Lia Williams (1964)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Varma read ‘I Know the Place’
Performer: Indira Varma (1973)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Steed read ‘Poem’
Performer: Maggie Steed (1946)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Suchet read ‘To My Wife’
Performer: David Suchet (1946)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
An audio recording of Pinter reading ‘It is Here (For A)’’ was played between the reading of ‘To My Wife’ and the interval.
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Ruth (The Homecoming) (Age: early thirties, Female)
Performer: Indira Varma (1973)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Snow read Pinter’s ‘House of Common’s Speech’
Performer: Jon Snow
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
An audio recording of Pinter reading ‘The Disappeared’ was played between the readings of ‘House of Commons Speech’ and ‘The Old Days’
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
West read ‘The Old Days’
Performer: Samuel West (1966)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Williams read ‘The Special Relationship’
Performer: Lia Williams (1964)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Tovey read ‘God Bless America’
Performer: Russell Tovey (1981)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
An audio recording of Pinter reading ‘American Football’ was played the readings of ‘God Bless America’ and ‘The Bombs’
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Kemp read ‘The Bombs’
Performer: Gary Kemp (1959)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Squires read ‘Weather Forecast’
Performer: Hayley Squires (1988)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Heffernan read ‘Don’t Look’
Performer: John Heffernan (1981)
Pres (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Jon Culshaw (1968)
Officer (Mountain Language) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Jonjo O'Neill (1978)
Briggs (Age: thirties, Male)
Performer: Jeremy Irons (1948)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
O’Flynn read ‘Modern Love’
Performer: Kate O'Flynn (1986)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Kendal read ‘Message’
Performer: Felicity Kendal
Kate (Old Times) (Age: early forties, Female)
Performer: Jade Anouka
Deeley (Age: early forties, Male)
Performer: Paapa Essiedu (1990)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Grainger read from ‘Mac’
Performer: Gawn Grainger (1937)
Emma (Age: 38, Female)
Emma 38 at the beginning of the play, and her age changes as the time period moves more or less backward from 1977 to 1968
Performer: Zawe Ashton (1984)
Robert (Betrayal) (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Tom Hiddleston (1981)
Mr Fibbs (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Lee Evans (1964)
Mr Wills (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Tom Edden
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
An audio recording of Pinter reading ‘Joseph Brearley 1909-1977 (Teacher of English)’ was played between the extract from Betrayal and the reading of ‘The Coast’
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Allen read ‘The Coast’
Performer: Keith Allen (1953)
Linked Awards
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Resources
Invitation envelope and insert (Image)
Type: Theatre programme
Photograph of end of performance address (Image)
Type: Image
YouTube video, on Jamie Lloyd channel; (Video)
Type: Social media
External Link: https://youtu.be/41jTx07iQEI
Various actors connected to the Pinter at the Pinter season wish Harold a happy birthday.
Sources
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