iden ing ▁of ▁the ▁definition , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁Harold ▁P inter ' s ▁plays ▁Old ▁Times , ▁No ▁Man ' s ▁Land ▁and ▁Bet ray al ▁are ▁memory ▁plays , ▁where ▁" memory ▁becomes ▁a ▁weapon ". ▁ ▁Brian ▁Fri el ' s ▁Dan cing ▁at ▁L ug hn asa ▁is ▁a ▁late ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁genre . ▁ ▁The ▁G lass ▁Men ager ie ▁In ▁the ▁script , ▁Williams ▁describes ▁the ▁scene : ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁few ▁lines ▁Tom ▁Wing field ▁decl ares : ▁▁ ▁The ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁Williams ' ▁own ▁mem ories . ▁The ▁narr ator , ▁Tom ▁Wing field , ▁moves ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁action , ▁directly ▁address ing ▁the ▁audience ▁at ▁times . ▁The ▁other ▁characters ▁Am anda ▁and ▁Laura ▁also ▁revis it ▁their ▁own ▁mem ories ▁throughout . ▁Williams ' ▁plays ▁A ▁Street car ▁N amed ▁Des ire ▁and ▁Summer ▁and ▁Sm oke ▁are ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁memory ▁plays . ▁ ▁Other ▁examples ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁works ▁of ▁Harold ▁P inter , ▁including ▁Land s cape , ▁Sil ence , ▁A ▁Kind ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁Bet ray al ▁and ▁Old ▁Times ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁Michael ▁Bill ington ▁and ▁others ▁as ▁memory ▁plays . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁rec ite ▁their ▁own ▁versions ▁of ▁past ▁events ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁clear ▁indic ation ▁of ▁which , ▁if ▁any , ▁is ▁true . ▁In