About this episode

In this episode, Dave discusses Harold Pinter's classic play The Birthday Party with guests Cass Paige and Hayden Bleechmore.

On this episode of Book Cheat Dave has read The Birthday Party. Hearing all about Harold Pinter's classic play is Cass Paige and Hayden Bleechmore from Shut Up A Second. The play's opening scene starts at approx: 16:05 Content warning: The play has references to sexual assault. Suggest a book for Dave to cheat: https://forms.gle/zj9DHBCFMuevS4VC6 Support Book Cheat and Do Go On on Patreon: www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPo Instagram: @bookcheatpod Facebook: @bookcheatpod Twitter: @bookcheatpod Check out our other podcasts at dogoonpod.com or below: Do Go On: https://play.acast.com/s/do-go-on Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Guests: Cass Paige, Hayden Bleechmore

Topics covered

• Harold Pinter
• The Birthday Party
• theater
• comedy
• literature

Keywords

• Harold Pinter
• The Birthday Party
• play
• theater
• comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shut Up A Second, Do Go On Media, Patreon

Books & works: The Birthday Party

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