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The dumb waiter harold pinter pdf4/9/2023 ![]() There appears to be a slight camera error in the final scene, but it does not matter a bit. The linguistic pun in the culinary “orders” that the dumb waiter sends the men is clear and terrifying: the impossible demands are less about food than the tyrannical force that rules them – as whimsical and absurd as it is deadly serious. As a play that can feel elusive and even empty, it is full of coded meanings here. ![]() There are other note-perfect elements: Hyemi Shin’s set is a dismal, gun-metal grey room with prison-style beds. The camera gives the play a tautness, with tight, intimate shots adding to the claustrophobia and foreboding. It seems like a momentary celebration of live theatre, yet this production benefits from being on screen. ![]() When the dumb waiter is opened, the camera positions itself to look outwards, and we glimpse the theatre’s lights and audience in an exhilarating shot that is suddenly saturated with colour. Live-streamed on Zoom as an “in camera” production, there is a small, socially distanced audience inside the auditorium. ![]()
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