'an exultant night - a man in total command of his talent.' 'the most intense expression of compressed violence to be found anywhere In Pinter's plays.' when teddy, a professor in an American university, brings his wife ...'an exultant night - a man in total command of his talent.' 'the most intense expression of compressed violence to be found anywhere In Pinter's plays.' when teddy, a professor in an American university, brings his wife ruth to visit his old home in London, he finds his family still living in the house.