Pinter’s ‘Homecoming’ worth the mum & gown
Begin scene: soft mood lighting, late at night. His silk robe opens dramatically, as he pours her a tall glass of … water. Absurd sex has never been quite so disturbing — and riveting.
With the Broadway revival of his mid-’60s masterpiece “The Homecoming,” playwright Harold Pinter brings sensuality back to a cleaned-up Times Square. In contrast to the bland bright lights of corporate billboards, the world of the decaying family oscillates between hilarity and disturbing rawness. One of the best on Broadway in a season flooded with plays, this production suggests that a finely tuned...
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