The Dumb Waiter

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The Dumb Waiter

Short Play, Drama  /  2m

Harold Pinter

The Dumb Waiter
by Harold Pinter

Gus and Ben are on the job, waiting and listening. Into the waiting silence rattles the dumb waiter with extraordinary demands for dishes they cannot supply - and who is operating the dumb waiter in an empty house? In a while their victim will come a…

Image: 2020 Hampstead Theatre Production (Tristram Kenton)

The Dumb Waiter

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Gus and Ben are on the job, waiting and listening. Into the waiting silence rattles the dumb waiter with extraordinary demands for dishes they cannot supply - and who is operating the dumb waiter in an empty house? In a while their victim will come and they will know what to do.
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  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A basement 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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