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Betrayal
What do you get when you take the High Prince of the Theater of the Absurd and give him a love triangle to play with? You get tickets to see Harold Pinter's Betrayal, one of the most powerful pieces of modern theater to ever hit the stage. Betrayal is considered to be a classic for a number of reasons and is easily one of Pinter's most accessible and realistic plays. With its numerous levels of interpretation and classic forms of dialogue, the play is far more than just a witty expose of the wayward ramblings of the upper class.
When the play opened in 1978, it was lambasted by critics who branded the play as a substandard soap opera, completely devoid of the Pinter genius that was seen in productions like Merrily We Roll Along and The Birthday Party. Not only that, the dialogue of the play was branded as being artificial and awkward. Little did the critics of that time realize that Pinter had made a monumental leap in the evolution of theatrical dialogue.
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Show Biography - Betrayal
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 In Betrayal, Pinter perfectly expressed the wisdom of the axiom 'It's not what you say, but what you don't say.' Though what banter existed between the characters was witty enough, it was the pregnant pauses that lay between the words and sentences, the silent underlying meanings that quivered like invisible threads between characters that added an immense amount of weight to the play. The dialogue itself follows a definite rhythm that sets an impressive groove for the pacing of the play. In this manner, Pinter was able to use the dialogue as an effective tool in bringing across emotions and complexities of the characters in a new way.
The story itself revolves around Robert, his wife Emma and his best friend Jerry, the meat of the piece being the fact that Jerry and Emma have had a seven year affair, under the impression that Robert knew nothing of the fact. The events are revealed in a chronologically reversed order, beginning some time after the affair has ended and ending with that one fatal kiss. It is here that Pinter reveals a myriad of complexities that adhere to the term betrayal itself as he unveils to just what extent each of the characters betrays the other and themselves. Is Robert betraying both his wife and friend by pretending he doesn't know of the affair, though he repeatedly baits Jerry? Is Emma betraying Jerry by admitting to the affair to Robert, though Jerry didn't want Robert to be told? And what of Robert who has own series of affairs unbeknownst to his wife- can one betray a betrayer?
Don't miss your chance to watch the threads unfold in this classic play of betrayal and its consequences- contact your online ticket vendor today and order your tickets to see Betrayal.
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