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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.914
EAN num: 9780802150295
ISBN number: 0802150292
Label: Grove Press
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 75
Printing Date: January 13, 1994
Publishing house: Grove Press
Sale Popularity Level: 797116
Studio: Grove Press
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'Old Times' was very first presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 1 June 1971. It was revived at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in July 2004.
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I believe that this play is very well written. Just like Pinters other plays, he has added an element of comedy to it, yet omits the "real ending" leaving you to imagine what happens after the lights go down. Harold Pinter and be closely compared to Samuel Beckett, they both refuse to give explanations of the characters or endings. I recommend this book if you like to use your imagination.
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This was my second Pinter play, and I must say that I enjoyed Old Times much more than The Homecoming, which felt too unpleasant.
There is no plot to speak of, but it has three enigmatic characters (one male, two females) who discuss events in the past. This really doesn't belong in the 'theatre of the absurd' category, but one can call it a 'nominal comedy', along the same lines as Albee's A Delicate Balance, because everything is the same at the end as the beginning.
The reason this play works is due to Pinter's growing control over his characters and the complete brilliance he has in his situational writing. He doesn't write of plots, but he raises so many questions. The fact that none are answered is really of no consequence. It is a difficult play, but a rewarding one.
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"Old Times" isn't about a story because there really isn't one. It's about the idea of memory being relative. It's about the basics, three people left to discuss the real or not so real past. I think anyone could read this play and appreciate it. Keep an open mind and don't be too preoccupied with "what happened".
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This book is a member of that series of plays called "theatre of the absurd." For the most part, the average reader will not understand what's going on. The play deals with one married couple and a visitor who joins and leaves the action of the scene periodically. This is about reminiscing the past and interpreting it. The main focus is how people can not communicate with one another. The more you read it, the more you understand it, but it is very subjective. Only mature readers and theatrically-educated people will appreciate it.
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There are three persons who talk about their past. But the point is that they don't really talk about old times. Everyone tells things that happened in the past and no one knows if they are true. Those things have no context. They are a lot of sexual hints by Deeley. Also strange is that Deeley didn't tell his wife that he already knows Anna. We don't recommend this book because we didn't understand well the sense of the story. In this story you have to read between the lines, and it could happen that even then you are not able to understand the play.
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