Precisely (sketch)
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Precisely is a dramatic sketch by the English playwright Harold Pinter.
Pinter wrote "Precisely" for The Big One, a theatrical evening arranged by the peace movement at London's Apollo Theatre, on 18 December 1983.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwZnAgAAQBAJ&q=the+big+one+apollo+theatre+1983+pinter&pg=PT167|title=Harold Pinter: Plays 4: Betrayal; Monologue; One for the Road; Mountain Language; Family Voices; A Kind of Alaska; Victoria Station; Precisely; The New World Order; Party Time; Moonlight: Ashes to Ashes; Celebration; Umbrellas; God's District; Apart from That|first=Harold|last=Pinter|date=17 October 2013|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=9780571301416|via=Google Books}} Directed by the author, the sketch concerns two men, Stephen and Roger, who argue about the exact number of a figure, whether 20 million or more. It becomes clear that they are talking about body counts.
Original cast
- Stephen - Barry Foster
- Roger - Martin Jarvis
References
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Charles Grimes, Harold Pinter's politics: a silence beyond echo
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