My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish.
ProfessionPlaywright; Actor; Film Director; Screenwriter; Writer
WorksThe Room; The Birthday Party; The Dumb Waiter; The Caretaker
AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Knight Of The Legion Of Honour; Laurence Olivier Award; Austrian State Prize For European Literature; Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Hermann Kesten Prize; Franz Kafka Prize; America Award In Literature
