The Lover was initially written by Pinter as a television play and was broadcast in 1963 but was quickly moved to the stage in September of the same year in a production directed by the author. A commuter heads to the city from Windsor every morning and heads home every night. However, the illusion of respectability is shattered when his wife calmly tells him about the wild lover she entertains in the afternoons. One of Pinter's most direct exercises, the play is a darkly comic tale of the necessity and danger of fantasy.| 15 May 12 | Key Theatre Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Apr 12 | Artrix Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Apr 12 | The Lights Andover, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Apr 12 to 5 Apr 12 | Theatre Royal York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Mar 12 | The Maltings Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Mar 12 | Brunton Theatre Musselburgh, East Lothian Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Mar 12 to 21 Mar 12 | Arena Theatre Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Mar 12 to 14 Mar 12 | Millfield Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Mar 12 to 10 Mar 12 | Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
