SOURCE: Kanfer, Stefan. “Two Quartets.” New Leader 77, no. 1 (17-31 January 1994): 22-3.

In the following review, Kanfer praises Pinter's No Man's Land for its fresh humor, but criticizes the play for its use of ambiguities that seem to be merely gimmicks.

no' man's' land': n. 1. a piece of land, usually wasteland, to which no one has a recognized title. 2. the area on a battlefield separating the combatants. 3. an indefinite area of operation, involvement, jurisdiction, etc.

Webster's New World Dictionary

All of Harold Pinter's plays could be grouped under the heading of “Enigma Variations.” From his earliest efforts he has specialized in menacing silences, elliptical dialogue and a vague but pervasive malaise. He was born for the era of deconstructionism, when the text is merely the real estate and the commentaries are the elaborate structures upon which so many academic careers depend. No wonder he has become the professors' darling...