The Birthday Party – Pinter’s play about power remains relevant
By Kee Thuan Chye
June 2015 TALK-TALK ONLY
On this 57th anniversary of the disastrous London debut of the play The Birthday Party, our columnist recounts how it nevertheless eventually became a modern classic and relates its relevance to Malaysia and to his own life and writing.Fifty-seven years ago, in late May of 1958, the play The Birthday Party closed after only eight performances of its London debut. It was, of course, a commercial disaster. Worse, it was a critical disaster for its playwright, Harold Pinter.It was his...
Kee Thuan Chye
is the author of the new bestsellers Unbelievably Stupid! and Unbelievably Stupid Too!
