Harold Pinter

The Caretaker

Jonathan Pryce returns to the West End in Harold Pinter's early play, The Caretaker. Book Theatre Tickets to See The Caretaker Today With an all-star cast, and fantastic reviews from its run in Liverpool, tickets to The...

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Barbados: Sun, sea and G&T

For good old-fashioned charm, look no farther than the west coast of Barbados, says Justine Picardie. 'Barbados was under uninterrupted British control from the first landing of sailors in 1625 until the coming of independence...

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Showing since 1955

One of India’s oldest English-language theatre groups, The Madras Players, turns to Pakistani literature for their latest production. When Girish Karnad in the 1960s worked as an actor, director and translator with The Madras...

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Performances excellent in disturbing melodrama

Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming" is a deceptively difficult piece. It initially looks harmless enough at Kennedy Theatre, where designer David Gerke has built a mildly dilapidated and bland parlor set, angling in the walls and...

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Alan Bennett: shy and spiky - but 'one of us'

Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art has opened to rave reviews at the National Theatre. Sex has always been one of the big themes of Alan Bennett's work Photo: Eamonn McCabe A few years ago, I had to present Alan Bennett...

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Werewolf: Is Test Cricket On the Ropes?

Test cricket is one of sport’s most uncompromising spectacles. One game can last five days, thirty hours in total - yet the game is so intricate that one ball can often change the direction of the match.

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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: 'Cameron cutie' Liz Truss versus 'Turnip Taliban' chief Sir Jeremy Bagge

While reporting on the attempts by local Conservatives to deselect 'Cameron cutie' Liz Truss, Jeremy Paxman's ferrety Newsnight colleague, Michael Crick, paid a visit to 'Turnip Taliban' chief Sir Jeremy Bagge's 1,200-acre estate.

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Two brothers, both alike in rage and craziness

Picture this: there are two brothers. One says everything he can think of, rapidly, and the other says nothing at all. Between them is an old homeless man: the caretaker. Thrown together by accident and rainy weather, the three...

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Theatre nights

Theatre facilities for the disabled have significantly improved but challenges remain On January 15th this year I reached a personal milestone. London theatres vary in the quality of their facilities for disabled people. For as...

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Censorship makes art more appealing

When Birmingham police banned the film 1 Day from local cinemas they only increased its allure It's been a boom time for censorship of late. The BBC comedy department is on permanent alert, Tate Modern took down a provocative...

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