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Written by Albie and Monty T
Performing in The Dumb Waiter together was an interesting experience for both of us. We’ve obviously spent nearly our whole lives together as identical twins, so having that as a groundwork made the initial rehearsals in our living room relatively easy.
Really interesting, unusual theatre – the actors were great; it made me think a lot at the end!
Matilda H, Third Form
When it came to the performance, though, we both noticed that the relationship between the characters we portrayed reflected our own relationship in real life (albeit much more extreme). Likely due to the huge amount of time spent together rehearsing, we managed to put a bit of ourselves into The Dumb Waiter.
Monty and Albie T’s portrayal of Ben and Gus in Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter was captivating and engaging throughout. The dynamic relationship between the two made for a truthful piece of theatre and the masterful understanding of Pinter’s pauses and silences was utterly gripping.
Piper S, Upper Sixth Form
In terms of preparation, it wasn’t easy - we spent a long time over the summer learning our lines and rehearsing with each other at home. When we got to school, though, things ramped up another level, with each rehearsal trying to top the previous one by carefully looking at (with the incredible help of Mr Smith) what Pinter was trying to communicate to his audience when he wrote the play.
Putting these characters on stage was so enjoyable because we both got to express ourselves through them and use our own take on the characters to morph Pinter’s incredible Ben and Gus into a version of our own. The characters, in the end, felt very personal and relatable to us in real life.
It was a really advanced production to take on in such a short time-frame and I particularly enjoyed the accents the actors put on.
Lucas SW, Third Form
This experience was extremely eye-opening and a genuine challenge. Making sure that every minute, subtle detail was hit was genuinely very difficult - which, we hope, has helped to improve our acting, as it has made us much more aware of every detail that goes into a piece of theatre. Sometimes a silence or a pause can mean much more than any line that can be spoken by an actor.