The Changing Room (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: David Storey
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Representational
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: Northern England
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: 1960’s, Tradition, Love or romance, Friendship, Class consciousness, England or English people, Working class, Success or failure, Athletes, Rugby
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Harry Riley, a janitor working in the dressing room (changing room) of a professional rugby team in northern England. Of all twenty-two characters in the play, Harry is the only one who seems to share no joy or comradeship in the work performed by the team. He works, he says, only for the team owner, Sir Frederick Thornton, and in twenty years he has never witnessed a rugby game at the stadium. Nevertheless, Harry is the focal point of the play. He asserts that modern living has softened team players, and he maintains that people living with the innovations...
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