Reviews

The Homecoming by Harold Pinter

kamckim's review against another edition

5.0

This play demands two initial readings. The first for plot and conflict, the second for picking out all the major classical themes of drama, but most of all a new examination of the Oedipal complex in a male-dominated home and all the violence and power play that's inherent. It's fantastic, but I couldn't help but wish this had been an American play with more punch than a British cast would portray. The British characters are too stifled, even the dodgy ones, to play the parts in your face. I mean, who in America wears a smoking jacket and has a proper tea whilst trying to dominate the scene. A play like this should not include people having tea. It is ironic, I suppose, and that is probably the point. I would like to have seen Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill write this play. I wonder how the characters would be more aggressive, more cutting in their silence. Still, this one is a classic I would love to one day see on stage.

maria_salas_de_la_cita's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lilyenglish8's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

weird and disturbing

elizabethob's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This was so odd. I guess I’ll see if it’s better on stage. 

bunnie225's review against another edition

1.0

I saw the play first and then read it. The play was awesome.

imthechillalex's review against another edition

4.0

Essential bloke-core

teddyjimin's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

leahnott's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

trishell's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kcarys31's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

What the fuck