Pinter: Two Plays / The Dumb Waiter / A Slight Ache

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Event Pinter: Two Plays / The Dumb Waiter / A Slight Ache
Venue University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA
First Date 7 November 1964
Last Date 11 November 1964
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The Dumb Waiter is set in the basement kitchen of a deserted rooming house, where eccentric hit men Gus and Ben wait impatiently for instructions on their next job. Unfortunately for them, their predicament takes a bizarre turn as unsettling messages are received from the presumably abandoned floors above. A Slight Ache is a tragicomic play. It concerns a married couple's dreams and desires, focusing mostly on the husband's fears of the unknown, of growing old, and of the "Other" as a threat to his self-identity.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Adams Actor
Janyce Crosby Actor
Albert Havard Actor
John Tucker Actor
Harold Pinter Playwright
Mick Rodger Producer
Laurie Freeman Set Designer
Derek Verrall Stage Director
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme University of Adelaide Library Special Collections, SA
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 73777