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Sat 12 Dec 2008A writer whose dream of a political theatre found a home here
Pinter's distinctive work was a profound response to the terrors of the 20th century, writes Fintan O'Toole
IN JUNE 1996, armed police surrounded a Kurdish community centre in Haringey, north London. As a helicopter hovered overhead, marksmen on the rooftops trained their rifles on the entrances and exits. Anyone emerging from the building was seized, handcuffed, and forbidden to communicate in Kurdish or Turkish.
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