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The Hothouse

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 6m

Harold Pinter

The Hothouse
by Harold Pinter

It is Christmas Day and a mysterious death and an unexpected birth are troubling Roote, the director of a Government 'rest home'. Who the patien's are and what they might be suffering from, we never discover, but as the unstable, megalomaniacal and t…

The Hothouse

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 6m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
It is Christmas Day and a mysterious death and an unexpected birth are troubling Roote, the director of a Government 'rest home'. Who the patien's are and what they might be suffering from, we never discover, but as the unstable, megalomaniacal and terminally insecure Roote begins to investigate, we find that the other members of staff are, in various ways, as mad and as dangerous as the people they are supposed to be helping.
Keywords
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Composite set: 2 offices, a stairway, a sitting-room, a soundproof room
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter (1930-2008) was born in London on October 10, 1930. He lived with Antonia Fraser from 1975 until his death on Christmas Eve 2008. (They were married in 1980).

After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Central School of Speech and Drama, he worke ...

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