One For The Road - Harold Pinter

One for the Road (1984) By Harold Pinter The play begins with a supposedly religious man-in-authority called Nicholas' interrogation of Victor who is just an intellectual. The title "One for the Road" is a reference to the glasses of whisky that Nicholas keeps pouring to himself: "I think I deserve one for the road." As he drinks, he keeps on chatting to himself mostly since Victor remains silent most of the time. He starts telling Victor casually how his books were kicked about, his rugs were urinated on, and also he begins mentioning Victor's wife and son. He simply says how hot the wife is and how everybody is falling in ...  Read the complete review