It begins with a discussion about an old man who crawled under a lorry and died; the conversation later centers on the phrase "light the kettle.
One character in this work gives up his sole Eccles cake, which turns out to be stale. Near its end, one character blows into a whistle, but it fails to produce any noise; that character then talks into a tube with an offstage character that tells him his collection of food on a plate was mostly rotten. Its characters discuss the football teams of Villa and the Spurs, which hints that the setting of this (*) one-act play is Birmingham. It begins with a discussion about an old man who crawled under a lorry and died; the conversation later centers on the phrase "light the kettle." This play ends with one of its main characters about to kill the other after receiving instructions from the title conveyance. For 10 points, name this absurdist play about hitmen Ben and Gus, which was written by Harold Pinter.
One character in this work gives up his sole Eccles cake, which turns out to be stale.
The Dumb Waiter