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Dinner

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  3w, 4m

An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband's bestseller. The arrival of Mike, marooned in the foggy lane after crashing his van, provides an unexpected addition to the evening's entertainment.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
Accolades
Accolades
  • Nominee: 2003 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Details

Summary

“It's my creation – like Frankenstein's monster.”
An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband's bestseller. The arrival of Mike, marooned in the foggy lane after crashing his van, provides an unexpected addition to the evening's entertainment. A silent waiter, sourced from an obscure website, completes the picture. Primordial Soup is the first on the menu – let the dinner from hell begin.
A wonderful comedy chiller, with blood on the carpet before bedtime.

History
Dinner was first performed in the Loft at the National Theatre on 18 October 2002. It was revived at Wydham's Theatre, London, on 9 December 2003.

The Diners
PAIGES
LARS
WYNNE
HAL
SIÂN
MIKE
THE WAITER

Media

“Irresistibly entertaining and downright moreish.” — Daily Telegraph

“Real fun.” — Evening Standard

“Delicious bad-taste comedy.” — The Guardian

“A treat.” — The Independent

“Plenty of entertainment and fun on offer here.” — The Times

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Moira Buffini

Moira Buffini’s plays include Blavatsky’s Tower (Machine Room), Gabriel (Soho Theatre), Silence (Birmingham Rep), Loveplay (Royal Shakespeare Company), Dinner (National Theatre and West End), Dying for It, adapted from The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman (Almeida), A Vampire Story ...
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