Harold Pinter: Stages, Networks, Collaborations

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Basil Chiasson (Western University, Canada) Catriona Fallow (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Harold Pinter

Stages, Networks, Collaborations

Basil Chiasson (Western University, Canada), Catriona Fallow (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

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Methuen Drama
25 August 2022

Performance art; Theatre Studies

Series: Methuen Drama Engage

This important book offers a thematic collection of critical essays, ideal for undergraduate courses on modern British theatre, on Harold Pinter’s theatrical works, alongside new interviews with contemporary theatre practitioners.

The life and works of Harold Pinter (1930–2008), a pivotal figure in twentieth- and twenty-first century British theatre, have been widely discussed, debated and celebrated internationally. For over five decades, Pinter’s work traversed and redefined various forms and genres, constantly in dialogue with, and often impacting the work of, other writers, artists and activists. He is today considered one of the most important British playwrights ever to have lived.

Through combining a reconsideration of key Pinter scholarship with new contexts, voices and theoretical approaches, it opens up fresh insights into the author’s work, politics, collaborations and his enduring status as one of the world’s foremost twentieth-century dramatists.

Divided into three parts, the book is compiled of a collection of chapters that re-contextualize Pinter as a cultural figure; explore and interrogate his influence on contemporary British playwriting; and offer a series of original interviews with theatre-makers engaging in the staging of Pinter’s work today. Reconsiderations of Pinter’s relationship to literary and theatrical movements such as Modernism and the Theatre of the Absurd; interrogations of the role of class, elitism and religious and cultural identity sit alongside chapters on Pinter’s personal politics, specifically in relation to the Middle East.

Edited by: Basil Chiasson (Western University Canada), Catriona Fallow (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: NIPPOD
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781350211940
ISBN 10: 135021194X
Series: Methuen Drama Engage
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 August 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Catriona Fallow (University of Birmingham) specialises in contemporary British and European playwriting, theatre history, historiography and archival studies. Her work has appeared in Studies in Theatre and Performance and in forthcoming edited collections on the work of Dennis Kelly (Manchester, 2020) and the #MeToo movement (Intellect, 2019). Her current research focuses on Harold Pinter’s relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). She has recently appeared on BBC 4’s Women’s Hour and public panel discussions at the British Film Institute (BFI) addressing the subject of Pinter’s female characters. Dr Basil Chiasson (University of Leeds) works on Harold Pinter and contemporary British drama and performance. He has published a full-length monograph, The Late Harold Pinter: Political Dramatist, Poet and Activist (Palgrave, 2017) and contributed chapters to The Theatre of Harold Pinter (Bloomsbury, 2014), Harold Pinter’s 'The Dumb Waiter' (Rodopi, 2009), as well as academic journals, such as Modern Drama and The Harold Pinter Review.

Reviews for Harold Pinter: Stages, Networks, Collaborations

I really like the way the different strands are woven together : reconsideration of Pinter's status, biographical ( including his Jewishness) and political factors, his relationship with the theatre of his time and his position within the major trends of twentieth century European theatre. The presence of a practising British playwright within the contributors thinking about Pinter's working methods is very interesting as is the commentary on Pinter's influence on contemporary playwrights such as Martin Crimp, Dennis Kelly, Jez Butterworth. The final section of proposed interviews will tap into the current revival of interest in Pinter production -the 2018 Bristol Old Vic all-black actors production of The Caretaker and the current high-profile and critically acclaimed season of plays presented at the Pinter Theatre in London are just two examples. * Professor Claire Cochrane, University of Worcester *