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West End pays tribute to Pinter | West End pays tribute to Pinter |
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Actors starring in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land in London's West End have paid tribute on stage to the playwright, who died on Christmas Eve. | Actors starring in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land in London's West End have paid tribute on stage to the playwright, who died on Christmas Eve. |
It was the first Pinter play to be performed since his death from cancer. | It was the first Pinter play to be performed since his death from cancer. |
After a sell-out at the Duke of York theatre, actor David Bradley told the audience the world had lost "one of the greatest literary figures of all time". | After a sell-out at the Duke of York theatre, actor David Bradley told the audience the world had lost "one of the greatest literary figures of all time". |
Sir Michael Gambon also read a passage from the play which Pinter had asked him to read out at his funeral. | Sir Michael Gambon also read a passage from the play which Pinter had asked him to read out at his funeral. |
He performed the speech to a silent audience, many of whom wept as he read aloud. | He performed the speech to a silent audience, many of whom wept as he read aloud. |
As long as we have actors and theatre, he will be performed forever David Bradley Send us your comments | As long as we have actors and theatre, he will be performed forever David Bradley Send us your comments |
The excerpt concluded: "And so I say to you, tender the dead as you would yourself be tendered, now, in what you would describe as your life." | The excerpt concluded: "And so I say to you, tender the dead as you would yourself be tendered, now, in what you would describe as your life." |
Pinter, a Nobel Prize winner and writer of more than 30 plays, including The Caretaker and The Birthday Party, died aged 78 after a battle with colon cancer. | Pinter, a Nobel Prize winner and writer of more than 30 plays, including The Caretaker and The Birthday Party, died aged 78 after a battle with colon cancer. |
The production of No Man's Land, also starring David Walliams, has received critical acclaim. | The production of No Man's Land, also starring David Walliams, has received critical acclaim. |
After the show, his co-star Bradley said on stage: "I speak on behalf of actors all over the world who have had the pleasure of working with Harold Pinter. | After the show, his co-star Bradley said on stage: "I speak on behalf of actors all over the world who have had the pleasure of working with Harold Pinter. |
"We have lost one of the greatest literary figures of all time. His loss is monumental and his influence cannot be calculated. | "We have lost one of the greatest literary figures of all time. His loss is monumental and his influence cannot be calculated. |
Many of Pinter's plays are considered to be classics"He is often associated with menace and the dark side but could also be very funny and moving. | Many of Pinter's plays are considered to be classics"He is often associated with menace and the dark side but could also be very funny and moving. |
"His last note to this cast was 'keep it light, fast and don't forget the laughs'. | "His last note to this cast was 'keep it light, fast and don't forget the laughs'. |
"As long as we have actors and theatre, he will be performed forever." | "As long as we have actors and theatre, he will be performed forever." |
Fellow actors have been paying tribute to Pinter, who was also an actor, poet, screenwriter and director, and known for his left-wing political views and campaigning on human rights issues. | Fellow actors have been paying tribute to Pinter, who was also an actor, poet, screenwriter and director, and known for his left-wing political views and campaigning on human rights issues. |
Former actress Glenda Jackson, who went on to become an MP, said his death was "a great loss not only to the theatre but... also a great loss to people who fight for human rights". | Former actress Glenda Jackson, who went on to become an MP, said his death was "a great loss not only to the theatre but... also a great loss to people who fight for human rights". |
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