‘In Greggs’ by Harold Pinter is a masterclass in dialogue

This exchange about being called a racist in Greggs is full of the characteristic pauses and silences that you’d expect in the works of playwright Harold Pinter.

‘In Greggs’ by Harold Pinter just never gets old for me pic.twitter.com/828Ne22x5u

— Mhairi McFarlane (@MhairiMcF) August 2, 2017

This is brilliant. I wish I could write dialogue this sharp.

— Jon rance (@JRance75) August 2, 2017

It needs a slight tweak:
Derek: I was being racist.
Pause
Carl: In Greggs?
Pause
Derek: Yeah it was in Greggs.

— Nathan Human (@NathanHuman) August 2, 2017

A play made better by every character being called Anonymous🇬🇧

— Margaret Brown (@MagsTheObscure) August 2, 2017

The lack of detail or context elevates it. Picture Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen playing the two parts…..

— L (@Loztastique) August 2, 2017