The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
One for the Road (1984)
Harold Pinter
Play script
English
A man, his wife and their young son are interrogated by a government official, a grand inquisitor determined to protect the state from dissent.
Date of Composition: 7 January 1984 - January 1984
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Characters
Nicolas (Age: forties, Male)
Victor (Age: 30, Male)
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 222
Gila (Age: 30, Female)
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 222
Nicky (One for the Road) (Age: 7, Male)
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 222
Resources
Full text on Drama Online (URL)
Type: Script
External Link: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/one-for-the-road-iid-134594
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Sources
Bench Theatre Website
https://www.benchtheatre.org.uk/plays00s/pinterdoublebill2.php
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Summary of the play is taken and adapted from the description provided by the theatre for their 2001 double-bill of One for the Road and Moonlight.
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
On p. 92 Baker and Ross provide the publication information for the play script.
Harold Pinter Appointments Diary, 1984
The British Library Modern Manuscripts, The Harold Pinter Archive. Add MS 88880/12/16, no ff
Library archive
The entry for 7/1/84 says, 'Write "One for the Road"'.