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The Caretaker is a drama in three acts by Harold Pinter. Although it was the sixth of his major works for stage and television, this psychological study of the confluence of power, allegiance, innocence, and corruption among two brothers and a tramp, became Pinter's first significant commercial success.
The Caretaker was Harold Pinter’s first successful play, first staged in 1960 in London. The play is a subtle exploration of madness, power, and the inertia at the core of many people’s lives.
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The Caretaker, three-act play by Harold Pinter, published and first produced in 1960. The work is Pinter’s second full-length play and it concerns the delicate balance between trust and betrayal in familial relationships. The action of the play occurs in the flat of Aston and Mick, two brothers.
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