The Caretaker News

The tramp Davies is offered shelter in a dilapidated London flat by two strangers who later turn out to be brothers, only to find himself embroiled in power games that are as terrifying as they are comic.

LEGENDARY American singers and popular British actors were among stars at the opening night of The Caretaker in Liverpool last night.

This production marks a multiple homecoming. It brings Jonathan Pryce back to the Liverpool stage where he learned his craft, celebrates the Pinter play that launched the Everyman in 1964 and brings Christopher Morahan back to a work he last directed in 1972.

TONIGHT Jonathan Pryce will step out on stage taking a leading part in Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, which began its run at Liverpool's Everyman theatre last week.

The Caretaker Page to Stage: It works as literature, but The Caretaker blossoms in local theater By Scott Renshaw Harold Pinter plays too often become objects of academic analysis.

THERE are more salubrious places for one of Britain's most celebrated actors to be hanging out than a dilapidated church hall in London.

If legendary playwright Harold Pinter were alive, he might describe "The Caretaker" this way: "It's about a bum and two brothers." "That's what he would've said, so I'm not saying anymore," director John Vreeke joked.

Two brothers and a bum. That's not the start to a bad joke, rather it's the way the late playwright Harold Pinter described his work "The Caretaker." "It sounds flippant to describe it that way," said actor Joe Cronin, "but if you pick one theme you're ignoring the other." Cronin, who takes on the daunting role of the bum Davies, chatted by phone ...

Everyman And Playhouse Theatres, Liverpool presents The Caretaker by Harold Pinter playing from 2 October to 31 October at 07:30 am.

A new literary prize set up in honour of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter has been launched.

Aidan Gillen: 'I'm less bothered about playing disgusting or flawed people' Aidan Gillen made his name playing chancers and scumbags and in his new BBC drama Freefall he portrays a venal City banker Aidan Gillen .

IT sounds like a weird prospect: Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party with Aboriginal actors.

Harold Pinter's plays The Caretaker and The Birthday Party came to the city last week.

A first-rate cast paid tribute to the great playwright last night with a series of readings and scenes at the National Theatre A great understanding of the heart's affections ... Harold Pinter.

Thursday , May 28, 2009 at 0354 hrs IST Years after they were first staged, his plays still manage to mystify.

Two World Premieres, two East Coast Premieres, and a New England Premiere are all part of Central Square Theater's exciting 2009-2010 season, which includes a mix of plays, from a psychological drama to a double bill of nostalgic holiday stories to a witty take on our understanding of the theory of evolution! This season, Central Square Theater ...

Harold Pinter: A Celebration , an evening of excerpts and readings from the late playwright's work, will be held at the National's Olivier Theatre June 7 at 7 PM.