One for the Road is an overtly-political one-act play by Harold Pinter, which premiered at Lyric Studio, Hammersmith, in London, on 13 March 1984, and was first published by Methuen in 1984.
One for the Road, considered Pinter's "statement about the human rights abuses of totalitarian governments" (Rich), was inspired by Pinter's visit to Turkey with American playwright Arthur Miller as vice presidents of International Pen and his "rage" at talki...
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One For The Road
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Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008), was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, political activist and poet. He was among the most influential British playwrights of modern times. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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