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Moonlight
"Harold very firm that... Bridget, who is a ghost, is dead because she ahs committed suicide" (from Must You Go? 15 Jan 1993).
The New World Order
do you want to know something about this man the level of ignorance that surrounds us you know what language means to you I feel so pure Des and Lionel prepare to torture a blindfolded man. Two speaking roles and one non-speaking role. The premiere was in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London on 19 Jul 1991. Bill Patterson played Des, Michael Byrne played Lionel and Douglas McFerran the blindfolded man. Pinter directed, design was by Ian MacNeil and lighting by Kevin Sleep (from Plays 4). The play lasts for around ten minutes. You can watch part of the
play
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Pinter is quoted as saying Rebecca "is the artist who cannot avoid the world's pain"(from Must You Go? 23 Feb 1995).
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Celebration
chase permission
From Must You Go? by Antonia Fraser.
Press Conference
we were defending ourselves against the worm / and we still are critical dissent is acceptable- if it is left at home there is of course, however, always room for confession, extraction and redemption Another short sketch, under 400 words. The Minister of Culture, formerly head of the secret police, gives a press conference.
From Must You Go? by Antonia Fraser. Pinter played the minister. The sketch was part of an evening of sketches in the National Theatre, London on 8 and 11 Feb 2002. The director was Gari Jones (from Plays 4). The other pieces were That's Your Trouble, The Black and White, Tess and Trouble in the Works.
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