A big birthday present for the fiesty septuagenarian who turned 75 on Monday this week.

Pinter is one of the two contemporary British playwrights that I admire most - the other being Tom Stoppard. Been to a few productions of the Pinter plays both in the Edinburgh Fringe festival and London's West End. The most popular of his plays include 'Ashes to Ashes', 'Homecoming', 'No Man's Land' etc but my personal best is ''Old Times' - which according to his biographer Michael Billington, is 'a work of beautiful elegiac obliquity'. Whatever that means!

An enormously fulfilling year for Pinter and indeed for British theatre. 29 plays under his belt, he's recently embarked on a new project - a radio play in collaboration with the composer James Clarke. It was aired on BBC Radio 3 on Monday to coincide with his birthday. The delectable Indira Varma - Meera Nair's protagonist in her film, 'Kama Sutra' - has a part in it.

Congratulations are in order for this good old 'pain in the arse' (by his own admission, mind you!)!!

Rose, did I just morning? Afternoon. Having a mental block or what? Digging is what I do best - do it spectacularly. I am going to find out 'the centre of Europe' you've been hiding. And the street, the post code, and the house number. Oh, yes. Watch the space. You've been warned, madam!

Sandhurst Lahure,
I had no idea who Pinter was before they announced the decision.My enthusiasm lead to find out he too like many intellectuals was an opponent of evil american ideology.Which gave me some relief knowing there are too individuals who are rewarded for being able to write their conscience.I haven't yet explorfed british drama sansar except for the very common bard.My knowledge in drama is very limited.So....
iZ

And before long, someone's gonna land in my ruck-sack. Don't know what I'll do next though. With the ruck-sack!

Have fun...would be glad to know the result. Though with the best tip which you own now, shouldnt be hard. :) And I dont mind being warned....My pleasure sir...

Same here, iZen. My knowledge on Brit drama, which I emphatically claim to know very little, is drawn from my experience of going to theatres, mainly during the Edinburgh Fringe festival and in London's West End. Maybe, I know a little more names than you perhaps do. So, don't worry. Thanks for your post. Keep on firing away at the keyboard of yours!

And before long, someone's gonna land in my ruck-sack.
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Was that for me? if yes well...no doubt that I will fit in there...can travel the world in a ruck sack..what more would i want? hehe...

Do you know what I'm gonna do with the ruck-sack?

Yes, with you in it.

Oh yea sir I already knew that would come, typical military humor like it...:D cant wait for the adventure to begin....By the way have you ever been to castle ball?

I was gonna say - will throw it off Niagara Falls. Yes, the ruck-sack. And yes, with you in it!!::))))))

I forgot to say:
PS: But I was only joking!!!!
:))

Castle ball. Hmmm nope. May I know which country that is in? Been to loads of Summer Balls and Christmas Balls though. :)

Glad to know atleast you have been to some of the balls. And this castle ball takes place somewhere near my place....which ofcourse is your job to find out so lets see how smart you are...keep digging... and make sure your ruck sack is all nice and clean...:)

okay... grrr.. ahem..

Nana dont forget to purrrr...forgot? hehe...grrrrr

where is my map gone? Hmmm the noose is closing on someone. Oh yeah, big time.

I threw it away.....now draw the map in your brain....hope you got a brain which has the size of a planet...

Ping!! Thrown away. Brain - the size of a pea.

Ping! I think, somone lives very near the place I have been to in the late 90s.. The name begins with an H. Now tell me if I'm wrong. Chito.

A BIG WRONGGGGGG.....

Hu?? :(( Back to digging. Phew.