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"The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter

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October 2-11 at 7 Stages Theatre Back Stage

"The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter

Arís Theatre is proud to announce their production of Harold Pinter’s classic play The Birthday Party at 7 Stages Back Space opening on October 2, 2026 and closing on October 11.

Set in a rundown English seaside boarding house, Stanley is visited on his birthday by two mysterious guests, who push him to the edge of sanity and us to the edges of reality. This classic of British theatre is darkly comic and deeply unsettling. Pinter shows us how unstable truth can be, and how joyful and charming, how controlling and malevolent people can be without motivation or reason. The most joyful of occasions is turned into a nightmare.

This pioneering comedy of menace is one of the most important plays of 20th century British theatre by its finest playwriting Nobel laureate.


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Arís Theatre is dedicated to exploring and presenting theatre from the Celtic world.  We bring to life dramatic and literary works from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and England.

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Our mission is to bring the theatrical and literary traditions, mythology, and storytelling from and about Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England to Atlanta. Aris presents full productions and staged readings of contemporary and classical plays. We celebrate annual events such as Burns Night and Bloomsday. We participate in other events that feature the literature, poetry, and music of the British Isles. Aris is committed to breathing fresh life into timeless classics as well as introducing our audience to the work of new and emerging contemporary playwrights.

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