Tea Party (play)
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Tea Party is a play written by Harold Pinter, which Pinter adapted from his own 1964 short story of the same title. As a screenplay, it was commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union and first transmitted on BBC Television in the program The Largest Theatre in the World in March 1965. It was first produced on stage in Octboer 1968 as part of a double bill with Pinter's play The Basement; both were first published together in a collection by Grove Press in 1967 and are also published together by Dramatists Play Service.
The first performance (on television) was directed by Charles Jarrott.
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[edit] Original Cast
| Disson | Leo McKern | |
| Wendy | Vivien Merchant | First wife of Harold Pinter |
| Diana | Jennifer Wright | |
| Willy | Charles Gray | |
| Disley | John Le Mesurier | |
| Lois | Margaret Denyer | |
| Father | Frederick Piper | |
| Mother | Hilda Barry | |
| Tom | Peter Bartlett | |
| John | Robert Bartlett |
[edit] Stage Production
Tea Party was produced as part of a double bill with The Basement at the Eastside Playhouse in New York, directed by James Hammerstein, in October 1968.
The cast was:
| Disson | David Ford |
| Wendy | Valerie French |
| Diana | June Emery |
| Willy | John Tillinger |
| Disley | Paul Sparer |
| Lois | Rose Roffman |
| Father | Bert Bertram |
| Mother | Hazel Jones |
| Tom | Michael Kearney |
| John | Darel Glaser |
| Waiters | David Dario, Alfred Hayes, Jr |
Scenery was by Ed Wittstein, lighting by Neil Peter Jampolis, and costumes by Deidre Cartier.
Tea Party opened at the Duchess Theatre, also directed by James Hammerstein, on 17 September 1970. It was produced by Eddie Kulukundis for Knightsbridge Theatrical Productions Ltd.
The cast was:
| Disson | Donald Pleasence |
| Wendy | Vivien Merchant |
| Diana | Gabrielle Drake |
| Willy | Barry Foster |
| Disley | Derek Aylward |
| Lois | Jill Johnson |
| Father | Arthur Hewlett |
| Mother | HIlda Barry |
| Tom | Robin Angell |
| John | Kevin Chippendale |
[edit] References
- Pinter, Harold. Plays Three. London: Faber and Faber, 1997. Expanded ed. ISBN 0571193838 (10). ISBN 9780571193837 (13). Contents: The Homecoming, Tea Party, The Basement, Landscape, Silence, "Night", "That's Your Trouble", "That's All", "Applicant", "Interview", "Dialogue for Three", "Tea Party" (short story), Old Times, No Man's Land.
- –––. The Lover, Tea Party, The Basement: Two Plays and a Film Script. New York: Grove Press, 1967. ISBN 0394172639 (10). ISBN 978-0394172637 (13).
- –––. Tea Party and The Basement: Two Plays by Harold Pinter. New York: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1969. (Acting ed.)
[edit] External links
- Tea Party in the "Plays" section of haroldpinter.org. Accessed October 26, 2007.
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