The Lover and The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter

Join us for a Harold Pinter double bill — twice the comedy, twice the menace — comprising two darkly funny one-act plays by one of theatre’s most inventive and versatile writers.

THE LOVER
Trapped in the monotony of middle-class life, Richard and Sarah’s marriage is on its last legs. Perhaps a lover could reignite their corroding relationship… or is escape from their stifling existence just a fantasy?

Burning with intrigue and uneasy humour, Harold Pinter spins a dangerous game of cat and mouse in this steamy psychological drama.

THE DUMB WAITER
Ben and Gus have a job to do. As they await instructions, their silence is disturbed by the rattle of a dumb waiter delivering peculiar food orders. Who is making demands for extravagant dishes when all the two men have is a packet of crisps?

As the intensity builds in Pinter’s comedy of claustrophobia, Ben and Gus begin to question everything… and so will you.

Duration: 2hrs 20mins (including interval)

Content warning: Adult themes, references to sex and violence

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