Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 22, 2018 21:31:40 GMT
Lenny in The Homecoming (1973) a brilliant performance...
The Homecoming is a two-act play written in 1964 by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter first published in 1965. The play premièred in London (1965) and New York (1967), both productions were directed by Sir Peter Hall and starred Pinter's first wife, Vivien Merchant, as Ruth.
The 1967 New York production received four Tony Awards, notably the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play was awarded to Ian Holm, and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play was awarded to Peter Hall.
An outstanding film version the play, based on Pinter's own screenplay was also directed by the theatrical director Sir Peter Hall, released in 1973 the film features most of the original 1965 Royal Shakespeare Company cast.
Set in North London, The Homecoming directly challenges the place of morals and social value in family life. With just six characters in a confined setting, all are related to each other, son Lenny appears to be a pimp
Broadway critic at the time John Lahr eloquently said, "'The Homecoming' changed my life. Before the play, I thought words were just vessels of meaning; after it, I saw them as weapons of defence. Before, I thought theatre was about the spoken; after, I understood the eloquence of the unspoken. The position of a chair, the length of a pause, the choice of a gesture, I realised, could convey volumes." ..
The Homecoming is a two-act play written in 1964 by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter first published in 1965. The play premièred in London (1965) and New York (1967), both productions were directed by Sir Peter Hall and starred Pinter's first wife, Vivien Merchant, as Ruth.
The 1967 New York production received four Tony Awards, notably the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play was awarded to Ian Holm, and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play was awarded to Peter Hall.
An outstanding film version the play, based on Pinter's own screenplay was also directed by the theatrical director Sir Peter Hall, released in 1973 the film features most of the original 1965 Royal Shakespeare Company cast.
Set in North London, The Homecoming directly challenges the place of morals and social value in family life. With just six characters in a confined setting, all are related to each other, son Lenny appears to be a pimp
Broadway critic at the time John Lahr eloquently said, "'The Homecoming' changed my life. Before the play, I thought words were just vessels of meaning; after it, I saw them as weapons of defence. Before, I thought theatre was about the spoken; after, I understood the eloquence of the unspoken. The position of a chair, the length of a pause, the choice of a gesture, I realised, could convey volumes." ..