The Dumb Waiter / The Room
The Royal Court Theater
Produced by the English Stage Company
The Dumb Waiter
Director: James Roose Evans
Starring: Nicholas Selby, George Tovey
The Room
Director: Anthony Page
Starring: Vivien Merchant, Michael Caine, Michael Brennan, John Cater
This double-bill was originally presented at the Hampstead Theatre Club. On December 5, 2005, the Atlantic Theatre Company presented The Room in a double-bill with Pinter's Celebration, which originally premiered in 2000 at the Almeida Theatre, London starring Lia Williams and Lindsay Duncan.
The Caretaker
Lyceum Theatre
Performances: 165
Director: Donald McWhinnie
Starring: Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, Robert Shaw
Produced by Roger L. Stevens, Frederick Brisson, and Gilbert Miller. 3 Tony Award nominations: Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor (DP)
Broadway Revival
Date: January 30, 1986
Circle in the Square
Performances: 45
Director: John Malkovich
Starring: Jeff Perry, Gary Sinise, Alan Wilder
Produced by Circle in the Square
Broadway Revival
Date: November 9, 2003
American Airlines Theatre
Performances: 63
Director: David Jones
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Aidan Gillen, Kyle MacLachlan
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
Tony Award nomination: Best Feature Actor (AG)
The play was originally produced in London by the Arts Theatre Club. It opened at the Arts Theatre on April 27, 1960, starring Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, and Peter Woodthorpe under the direction of Donald McWhinnie.
The Servant
Film
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox
Adapted from the novel by Robin Maugham
3 BAFTA Awards; 5 other nominations including Best Film and Best Screenplay
New York Film Critics’ Circle Award: Best Screenplay
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain: Best Screenplay
The Homecoming
Music Box Theatre
Performances: 324
Director: Peter Hall
Starring: Paul Rogers, Vivien Merchant, Ian Holm
Produced by Alexander H. Cohen in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company
4 Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor (PR), Best Featured Actor (IH)
New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best Play
Broadway Revival
October 27, 1991
Criterion Center Stage Right
Performances: 49
Director: Gordon Edelstein
Starring: Roy Dotrice, Lindsay Crouse, Daniel Gerroll
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
40th Anniversary Broadway Revival
December 13, 2007
Cort Theatre
Director: Daniel Sullivan
Starring: Ian McShane, Raúl Esparza, Eve Best, Michael McKean, Gareth Saxe
Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and JAM Theatricals
Accident
Film
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Vivien Merchant, Michael York, Stanley Baker, Dirk Bogarde
Adapted from the novel by Nicholas Mosley
4 BAFTA nominations including Best Screenplay
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain: Best Screenplay
Golden Globe nomination: Best English-Language Foreign Film
The Birthday Party
Booth Theatre
Performances: 126
Director: Alan Schneider
Starring: Alexandra Berlin, Ed Flanders, Henderson Forsythe, James Patterson, Ruth White, Edward Winter
Produced by Michael Codron and David Hall
Tony Award winner: Best Featured Actor (James Patterson); additional nomination: Best Featured Actress (Ruth White)
The play was originally produced in London at the Arts Theatre on April 28, 1958, starring Willoughby Gray, Beatrix Lehmann, Richard Pearson, Wendy Hutchinson, John Slater, and John Stratton.
Tea Party / The Basement
Duchess Theatre
Director: James Hammerstein
Starring: Donald Pleasance, Vivien Merchant, Barry Foster, Stephanie Beacham
Both plays were published in 1967 prior receiving their premiere in this double-bill.
The Go-Between
Film
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Alan Bates, Julie Christie, Michael Gough, Margaret Leighton
Adapted from the novel by L.P. Hartley
4 BAFTA Awards including Best Screenplay
Writers’ Guild of Great Britian: Best Screenplay
Golden Globe nomination: Best English-Language Foreign Film
Old Times
Billy Rose Theatre
Performances: 120
Director: Peter Hall
Starring: Rosemary Harris, Robert Shaw, Mary Ure
Produced by Roger L. Stevens
5 Tony Award nominations: Best Play, Best Director, Best Actress (RH) , Best Set Design, Best Lighting Design
The play was originally produced in London by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It opened at the Aldwych Theatre on June 1, 1971 starring Vivien Merchant under the direction of Peter Hall.
No Man's Land
Longacre Theatre
Performances: 47
Director: Peter Hall
Starring: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Terence Rigby
Produced by Roger L. Stevens and Robert Whitehead, in association with Frank Milton
2 Tony Award nominations: Best Actor (RR), Best Lighting Design
Broadway Revival
January 27, 1994
Criterion Center Stage Right
Performances: 61
Director: David Jones
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Jason Robards, John Seitz, Tom Wood
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
Tony Award nomination: Best Actor (Christopher Plummer)
The play was originally produced in London by the Royal National Theatre. It opened at the Old Vic on April 23, 1975 starring John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.
The Last Tycoon
Film
Director: Elia Kazan
Starring: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jack Nicholson
Adapted from the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Betrayal
Trafalgar Theatre
Performances: 170
Director: Peter Hall
Starring: Blythe Danner, Raul Julia, Roy Scheider
Produced by Roger L. Stevens, Robert Whitehead, and James M. Nederlander
2 Tony Award nominations: Best Play, Best Actress
Broadway Revival
October 20, 2000
American Airlines Theatre
Performances: 89
Director: David Leveaux
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
2 Tony Award nominations: Best Play Revival, Best Actress
The play was originally produced in London by the National Theatre. It opened on November 15, 1978 starring Penelope Wilton, Michael Gambon, and Daniel Massey under the direction of Peter Hall.
The French Lieutennant's Woman
Film
Director: Karel Reisz
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jeromy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan
Adapted from the novel by John Fowles
5 Oscar nominations including Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Award; 2 other nominations: Best Picture, Best Screenplay
Evening Standard British Film Award: Best Film
The Hothouse
Playhouse Theatre
Performances: 29
Director: Adrian Hall
Starring: Dan Butler, Peter Gerety, David C. Jones, Richard Kavanaugh
Produced by Arthur Cantor and Dorothy Cullman
Tony Award nomination: Best Featured Actor (RK)
Although written in 1958, the play was originally produced in London at the Hampstead Theatre on April 24, 1980, under the direction of Harold Pinter. It later transferred to the Ambassador Theatre in London’s West End.
Betrayal
Film
Director: David Hugh Jones
Starring: Jeromy Irons, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge
Oscar nomination: Best Screenplay
National Board of Review: Best Picture
The Comfort of Strangers
Film
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren
Adapted from the novel by Ian McEwan
Moonlight
Laura Pels Theatre
Performances: 95
Director: Karel Reisz
Starring: Blythe Danner, Jason Robards, Liev Schreiber
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
The play premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London on September 7, 1993 prior to transferring to the Comedy Theatre on the West End in November. Ian Holm and Michael Sheen starred under the direction of David Leveaux.
Ashes to Ashes
Royal Court Theatre
Director: Harold Pinter
Starring: Steven Rea, Lindsay Duncan
Produced by the Royal Court Theatre
The play subsequently received its American premiere on February 4, 1999. Karel Reisz directed the Roundabout Theatre Company production in which Lindsay Duncan reprised her role opposite David Strathairn.
Sleuth
Film
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Michael Caine, Jude Law
Adapted from the play by Anthony Shaffer