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The Basement

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 2m

Harold Pinter

The Basement
by Harold Pinter

Tim, a middle-aged bachelor, lives a comfortable life. One evening his former roommate and friend, Stott, pops by unexpectedly. Even more unexpected is Jane, the young woman he has brought along with him. Almost immediately Stott and Jane are naked a…

The Basement

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Tim, a middle-aged bachelor, lives a comfortable life. One evening his former roommate and friend, Stott, pops by unexpectedly. Even more unexpected is Jane, the young woman he has brought along with him. Almost immediately Stott and Jane are naked and taking over Law's bed. As the boundaries of frien'ship and middle-aged sexual frustrations are explored, the flat is refurn'shed and their lives re-arranged.
M2 (middle age)
F1 (young)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings

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Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter (1930-2008) was born in London on October 10, 1930. He lived with Antonia Fraser from 1975 until his death on Christmas Eve 2008. (They were married in 1980).

After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Central School of Speech and Drama, he worke ...

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