A Celebration of Harold Pinter
From: Tuesday, 20th September 2011
To: Tuesday, 20 September 2011
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Synopsis
This intimate celebration combines the Nobel laureate's poems with personal anecdotes to create a very fresh and poignant insight into Pinter's literary legacy. 'A revelation' (David Hare), 'Ravishingly romantic' (Annette Bening).
Our Review:
21 September 2011
Julian Sands seeks to celebrate the life and works of Harold Pinter by proving that he should be revered as a poet just as much as a dramatist. This is not easy: Pinter’s plays, as well as being magnificent, shaped the modern theatrical landscape. Abstract and political poems are more easily appreciated (or perhaps ‘understood’ is a better word) after study rather than when heard in a theatre. Awareness that Pinter’s love poems were directed at a single subject – his wife Antonia Fraser- limits the universality of their appeal.
If the theatrical setting imposes limitations on the material there is nothing wrong with the way that they are presented. Although Sands does not hesitate, when appropriate, to approximate Pinter’s ‘giant voice’ in the main his performance is one of restrained passion. Director John Malkovich concentrates on utilising Sand’s voice to its fullest effect. There are no in-jokes, such as men...
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John Malkovich (Director)
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