The Birthday Party
Stanley is an out of work pianist who has spent the last year as a resident at the less than homely hotel run by Meg, with little assistance from her grim deckchair attendant husband Petey. Stanley appears to be on the brink of breakdown as the breakfast ritual is spiced up by the attentions of his overly-friendly landlady, who seems to have a mental age somewhere in adolescence, which gives her an unbalanced but generally sunny view of life.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Goldberg | Henry Goodman |
|---|---|
| Lulu | Sinéad Matthews |
| McCann | Finbar Lynch |
| Meg | Eileen Atkins |
| Stanley | Paul Ritter |
Crew | |
| Designer | Peter McKintosh |
| Director | Lindsay Posner |
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Play description
“Unemployed pianist Stanley lodges with Petey and Meg. When two mysterious strangers turn up Stanley wants to get rid of them, but they plan a party with Meg to celebrate his birthday. As the party progresses, the sense of menace grows stronger and things get out of control.”
(Taken from the Highbury 2009–2010 leaflet)
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