... preconceived ideas about what they expected and what they are going to gain from the theatrical experience. The traditional attitudes towards theatre and the conventions of realist drama are disrupted by Pinter. This confronts the assumptions and values of the audience, an experience which would be disconcerting and frightening to many. Pinter divorces and exposes society's codes, institutions and human ... stage of the play the audience knows nothing about, sits on the bed and stares at the audience in silence for '30 seconds'. Traditionally in realist drama such as Henrik Ibsen's Hedd...

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