This extraordinary play attracted immediate attention: Pinter was approached by an agent, Jimmy Wax
. The National Student Drama Festival of 1957 put on a production which was enthusiastically reviewed by Harold Hobson
, and...
Textual Production
Caryl Churchill
The play was commissioned by Michael Codron
, an influencial theatre producer who had backed Harold Pinter
and Joe Orton
.
Kritzer, Amelia Howe. The Plays of Caryl Churchill: Theatre of Empowerment. Macmillan, 1991.
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The production marks the beginning of CC
's long association with the Royal Court
Textual Production
Harold Pinter
Writing for radio (the 6 Third Programme
, precursor of Radio Three
), television, and West End revues (put on by Michael Codron
) turned out to be a lifeline for Pinter after the failure...
