Director’s Note: Mark Kilmurry, THE LOVER & THE DUMB WAITER
The beauty of directing a Harold Pinter double bill is in the admiration for his breath and range of characters and subject matters. In THE LOVER & THE DUMB WAITER we see two different class settings: a marriage and a secret, in parallel with two hit men and a dumb waiter. Through the unique voice of Pinter, the external world is positioned as an unknown threat, as relationships within the internal world descend into chaos and beyond. Pinter takes a crisis, extends it, twists it, and gives it a truth akin to the feeling of memory, or even dream. His characters speak one thing, say another and the words hang in colloquial beauty.
It has been a pleasure to explore both these plays with such an extraordinary cast and creative team. Harold Pinter remains as important a writer today as when he was first producing his work – not because he is absurdist (he’s not) but simply because he explores the reality we all feel in everyday human connections. I hope you enjoy watching these plays, as much as we have enjoyed putting these plays together.
Mark Kilmurry
Playing 2 May – 7 Jun, don’t miss darkly funny THE LOVER & THE DUMB WAITER.