
Harold Pinter&s Betrayal received its premiere at the National Theatre London in November 1978 After an initially guarded response from the critics the work was rapidly reevaluated & won the Olivier Award for Best New Play the following year Set in London & Venice the play has an innovative chronology that opens at the end of an affair & works its way backwards over nine years from 1977 to 1968 It is widely considered one of the playwright&s pivotal works