The Birthday Party
by Harold Pinter

The Birthday Party Book Cover
The Birthday Party Cover

Synopsis

Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by strangers, Goldberg and McCann.

An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare

The Birthday Party was first performed in 1958 and is now a modern classic, produced and studied throughout the world.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 2 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year Published
1991
ISBN 10
0571160786
ISBN 13
9780571160785
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Print
The Birthday Party is a British play written by and published by Faber & Faber in 1991. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780571160785 and an ISBN-10 of 0571160786.
Digital
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