Old Times by Harold Pinter

The Midnight Company

July 2024

“Sarah Lynne Holt directs Midnight Company’s Old Times and elicits authentic portrayals from Colleen Backer (Kate), Joe Hanrahan (Deeley) and Kelly Howe (Anna). The three actors deliver Pinter’s dialogue with chatty colloquialism, take it to the brink of discomfort, and then wallow in uncomfortable silence.”—James Lindhorst, Broadway World

“An actor has to decide what the truth of a character is and how to play that truth, even if it is false. Such is done very well by director Sarah Lynne Holt and the three actors at Midnight.”—Gerry Kowarsky, HEC

“The Midnight Company offers its interpretation of what it calls one of playwright Harold Pinter’s ‘most challenging plays, and one of his best,’ in a smart, stylish, pensive presentation performed by its clever cast under Sarah Lynne Holt’s inquisitive direction.”—Mark Bretz, Ladue News

“Kudos for this production go to director Sarah Lynne Holt and the cast for deliberately measured, well thought-out staging and performances, with as much being communicated in the silences between words as in the lines themselves.”—Michelle Kenyon, Snoop’s Theatre Thoughts

“Director Sarah Lynne Holt does a masterful job with this trio of characters in their intense dance.”—Cate Marquis, Marquee by Marquis

Old Times by Harold Pinter, produced by The Midnight Company. Colleen Backer as Kate, Joe Hanrahan as Deeley, Kelly Howe as Anna. Scenic Design by Chuck Winning, Lighting Design by Tony Anselmo, Costume Design by Kayla Dressman. Photo credits Joey Rumpell.