Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
A claustrophobic production which simmers with intensity
The Homecoming
Trafalgar Studios, London SW1A
4/5
MANY people — including Harold Pinter himself years ago — would argue that The Homecoming was one of Pinter’s best plays.
Over 50 years later and after countless revivals, adaptations and reviews it’s difficult to dispute this.
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