He acted under the name David Baron, and as a playwright, his juxtaposition of farce and terror was dubbed "comedy of menace."  
He acted under the name David Baron, and as a playwright, his juxtaposition of farce and terror was dubbed "comedy of menace."  This can be seen as a married couple and a friend of the wife, while reminiscing, recall a liason between the husband and the wife's friend, in Old Times, or as a pair of criminals prepare a hit in The Dumbwaiter. FTP, name this British playwright of such works as The Room, No Man's Land, and The Birthday Party.
He acted under the name David Baron, and as a playwright, his juxtaposition of farce and terror was dubbed "comedy of menace."  
Harold Pinter