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Theatre: Pitch-perfect Pinter
Pinter Seven: A Slight Ache and The Dumb Waiter Harold Pinter Theatre, London
Star performances: Martin Freeman (left) and Danny Dyer

THIS season of Pinter’s short plays and monologues comes to a glorious finale with Pinter Seven.

The programme consists of two old favourites, written in the ’50s.

But where you might expect a pair of period pieces lovingly restored for a modern audience, you are treated to an evening of theatre at the top of its game.

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