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Paris was where Samuel Beckett first found success in the theatre.
First Love - The New Theatre - Review by Samuel Beckett - Mouth on Fire Jul 16th - Jul 28th @ 7.30pm This was originally a short story written by Beckett in 1946, so pre-dates major work such as Waiting for Godot. Surprisingly, Beckett did not allow it to be released until much later, and…
13-15 September 2018 • Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague
British Library’s digital archive reveals early objections to Samuel Beckett’s play alongside other records of classic works’ early lives
May is a woman in her forties. She paces back and forth on a strip of bare landing outside her dying - if not already dead - mother's room.
The Enniskillen-born actor will bring Homer's Greek epic to stunning outdoor locations as part of Arts Over Borders initiative across 'northern literary lands'
Druid marks its return to the Abbey stage with their critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. The show's designer, Francis O'Connor, explores the challenges when it comes to tackling one of modern theatre's most iconic works.
Jon Michaud discusses Samuel Beckett's "Watt," which the author wrote as a means of staying sane while in hiding from the Nazis in the southeast of France.
Artist Tania Bruguera knows a thing or two about power struggles: she’s been jailed and says she’ll run for the Cuban presidency. So the co-dependency in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame makes it the perfect play for her directorial debut
As a rule, Beckett was a compartmentalizer. When Alan Schneider was killed crossing the road to post a letter to Beckett, he wrote a letter of condolence
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Waiting for Godot author’s ‘nihilism’ caused fierce dispute at Swedish Academy in 1969
Europe’s multiplicity of languages and cultures, its lack of a singular mind, appealed to the writer
Conor Lovett and partner Judy Hegarty will bring two Beckett shows to Irish audiences
Eventbrite - DANSOX: Lisa Dwan discusses Performing Beckett - Thursday, 16 November 2017 at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford, England. Find event and ticket information.
Our award-winning production of Waiting for Godot will embark on an extensive Irish and international tour in 2018.
As a festival celebrating the work of Samuel Beckett gets underway in Enniskillen, we recall the late MAEVE BINCHY’s encounter…
Albert Finney sobbed like an animal, Harold Pinter ramped up the terror and John Hurt even resembled Beckett himself. Now, at the Edinburgh festival, Barry McGovern takes on the role that never ceases to astonish
'Beckett has exposed me to my own potential and he exposes us all to our own potential.'
Filling the hours of torpor and inertia brought on by a mild but debilitating cold by reading the final volume of Samuel Beckett’s Letters 1966-1989 (Cambridge University Press 2016) was perhaps not the most straightforward way to maintain good spirits. But in the end, this monumental, scrupulously edited final volume (three have appeared before) worked well. …
Author Conor Bowman explains why he left the famous writer waiting, like Godot, and he never meets his hero, while his friend, Malone, does
Druid’s production of the play will go on show at The Abbey this month.
These letters can help the reader to truly hear the music of the work, the hard truths and unwavering honesty about our condition
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