The Caretaker 2010

Run Time:
2 hours and 30 minutes
Opened: January 18, 2010
Closing: April 17, 2010

The Caretaker - 2010 - West End History , Info & More

Trafalgar Theatre (Formally Trafalgar Studio 1)
14 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A 2DY, United Kingdom London

The Caretaker – first performed in 1960 – was Harold Pinter’s first big hit. Fifty years on, it remains as mysterious and compelling as ever.



In this new production, Hollywood star and two-time Tony Award winner Jonathan Pryce joins the pantheon of great actors from Donald Pleasance to Michael Gambon who have played the part of the mysterious drifter, Davies.



Offered shelter in a dilapidated London flat by two strangers who later turn out to be brothers, Davies becomes embroiled in power games both terrifying and comic.



When this production opened at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre in October 2009 it was acclaimed as one of the finest ever productions of the play ever. Now it transfers to the West End for fourteen weeks only.

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The Caretaker FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Caretaker have there been?
The Caretaker has had 8 productions including Broadway which opened in 1961, Off-Broadway which opened in 1964, Off-Broadway which opened in 1973, Off-Broadway which opened in 1982, Broadway which opened in 1986, Broadway which opened in 2003, Broadway which opened in 2003 and West End which opened in 2010.

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