Samuel West - Theatre - The Family Reunion; Pinter

From the Independent:

West's pause for Pinter

There was a notable absence from the audience at last night's performance of The Family Reunion at the Donmar Warehouse in London's Covent Garden.

Harold Pinter, the esteemed playwright who died on Christmas Eve, had tickets booked for the show – a sure sign he was determined to carry on as normal in spite of illness.

Pinter's plan to go and see the TS Eliot classic was revealed in a moving tribute paid to the playwright by the actor Samuel West, the son of theatre greats Timothy West and Prunella Scales, and one of the stars of the production. He joined fellow cast members at the end of Saturday's matinee performance to remember Pinter.

"Harold always loved this theatre," said West, before inviting the audience to give Pinter one final round of applause as the cast left the stage.

A quote from the Guardian:

"He had an anger and he used it on behalf of others, without worrying what people thought."
(Samuel West, actor and director)

Tags: Samuel West, Sam West, Harold Pinter, Pinter, The Family Reunion, Donmar Warehouse, Donmar, TS Eliot, Timothy West, Prunella Scales