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Voice - The Homecoming. |
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Production Information : -
2007 BBC Radio 3 Productions.
Director: - Thea Sharrock.
Producer: - Tba.
Rupert Graves: - Teddy. |
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Review / Synopsis. |
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Harold Pinter leads the cast in a new BBC Radio 3 production of his 1964 play The Homecoming.
This is the first time the playwright has played Max, the domineering father at the heart of the darkly comic dysfunctional family play.
It will be broadcast on Radio 3 on Sunday 18 March 2007 at 8.55pm - 9.55pm UK time.
Harold Pinter plays Max, alongside Michael Gambon who takes the role of his brother Sam.
His sons are played by Samual West (Lenny), Rupert Graves (Teddy) and James Alexandrou (Joey); and Gina McKee plays Ruth. The director is Thea Sharrock.
Harold Pinter says: "I'm very much looking forward to it. I'm playing the old man. Since I'm now an elderly man, I'm ready for it."
The Homecoming's brilliant dialogue, dark humour and air of menace have long marked it out as one of Pinter's finest and most important works.
Set in a North London terrace, it centres on the suffocating relationship of tyrannical father Max, his sons, Lenny and Joey, and his brother, Sam.
The bitter all-male family unit is upset by the arrival home of eldest son Teddy, visiting from America for the first time, with his wife Ruth.
The piece explores the themes of oppression, violence, sexuality and power as the male family members vie to exert their dominance over the new female in the house.
Abigail Appleton, Head of Speech Programmes, Radio 3, says: "Radio 3 is delighted to be able to bring audiences this modern classic in what promises to be a landmark production and to continue the station's long relationship with one of the major cultural figures of our time."
©2006 BBC Radio Three. |
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