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Play Room Caretaker Harold Pinter Set Shabby Belongs

"The Caretaker" is a 1960 play by Harold Pinter about a derelict attempting to gain a foothold in a room occupied by two brothers. The play explores futile struggles for security and belonging within a confined, shabby setting.

The Caretaker is a 1960 play by Harold Pinter, set in a dilapidated room shared by two brothers, Aston and Mick. It depicts the struggles of a homeless man, possibly named Davies, to find stability and a place within the room's dynamics.

Front the Caretaker
Back a play
Harold Pinter
1960
set in a shabby room which belongs to either or both of two brothers, Aston and Mick
the play describes the futile attempts of a derelict, who maybe called Davies, to secure for himself a role in and a hold on the room

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