Night School (1960)

Harold Pinter

TV script

English

Entitled 'My Nephew' during drafting. A man returns home from prison to find that his his two aunts have rented out his room to a woman. Written as a television play for broadcast on ITV in 1960, Night School was almost entirely re-written for broadcast on BBC Radio in 1966. The published text is a version of the original TV play, but suitable for stage production (see 'Resources').

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Date of Composition: 1960 Confidence Level

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Linked Places

Marble Arch (Type of place: Location (within the fiction))

Marble Arch, London

In Night School, the character of Solto mentions seeing the husband of a former girlfriend making a speech at Marble Arch. This is a reference to the real practice of members of the public giving speeches from Speakers' Corner in the North East corner of Hyde Park, by the arch.

Publishers

Methuen on (1961)

Methuen on (1968)

Corrected edition.

Faber and Faber Ltd on (1991)

Harold Pinter Plays 2: The Caretaker; The Dwarfs; The Collection; The Lover; Night School; Trouble in the Works; The Black and White; Requset Stop; Last to Go; Special Offer.

Characters

Annie (Age: Not specified, Female)

Walter (Age: Not specified, Male)

Milly (Age: Not specified, Female)

Sally (Age: Not specified, Female)

Solto (Age: Not specified, Male)

Tully (Age: Not specified, Male)

Resources

Full text on Drama Online (URL)

Type: Script

External Link: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/night-school-iid-129777

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