Tea Party (play)
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Tea Party is a screenplay written by Harold Pinter. It was comissioned by sixteen members of the European Broadcasting Union and was first transmitted on the BBC in March 1965, under the title The Largest Theatre in the World.
The original performance was directed by Charles Jarrott.
[edit] Original Cast
| Disson | Leo McKern | |
| Wendy | Vivien Merchant | First wife of Harold Pinter |
| Diana | Jennifer Wright | |
| Willy | Charles Gray | |
| Disley | John Le Mesurier | |
| Lois | Margaret Denyer | |
| Father | Frederick Piper | |
| Mother | Hilda Barry | |
| Tom | Peter Bartlett | |
| John | Robert Bartlett |
[edit] Stage Production
Tea Party opened at the Duchess Theatre on 17 September 1970, directed by James Hammerstein. It was produced by Eddie Kulukundis for Knightsbridge Theatrical Productions Ltd.
The cast were as follows.
| Disson | Donald Pleasence |
| Wendy | Vivien Merchant |
| Diana | Gabrielle Drake |
| Willy | Barry Foster |
| Disley | Derek Aylward |
| Lois | Jill Johnson |
| Father | Arthur Hewlett |
| Mother | HIlda Barry |
| Tom | Robin Angell |
| John | Kevin Chippendale |
