Articles by Molly Bird
Molly has written 2 articles for Nouse
Amy Scott, Helen Citron and Molly Bird check out some on-campus theatre
By Amy Scott, Helen Citron and Molly Bird — November 28, 2006
This autumn has seen an impressive array of theatrical productions on campus, from the Drama Barn to the University’s Music department. Dead Meat looked as if it would win the mantle of Most Unlucky Production (until the cancellation of The Fire Raisers), with its final night postponed due to an injured actress and the lead [...]
Pinter’s The Caretaker
By Molly Bird — November 7, 2006
‘All that happens is they talk, fail to communicate with one another, and break in to moments of silence which reflect the despair of the world’
This Observer review from 1960 responds to the very first production of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, which was performed with resounding success at The Arts Theatre, London. The key feature of The Caretaker which this critic succinctly identifies, is that Pinter’s drama can be both, simultaneously, local and universal.


