The playwright has long been considered one of the country’s most famous exports, but not an ‘Irish writer’. An ambitious new season of plays explores his complex relationship with his homeland – and…
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‘I’d pause then carry on’: Peter Marinker, star of Krapp’s Last Tape, on performing with Alzheimer’s ⊖
The 84-year-old actor has spent decades bringing Samuel Beckett’s plays to life. Does his recent diagnosis give him new insights into playing ‘sad clown’ Krapp in a drama about age and the battlefiel…
67 days ago
Feldman and Beckett: Words and Music review – hypnotic absurdism at Sheffield Chamber Music festival ⊕⊕
Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
This fascinating and bold concert featured the works of the ‘word man’ and the ‘note man’, and their absurdist radio play Words and Music
A few months before he died, Mort…
75 days ago
Matching Gary Oldman’s Krapp with a teenager’s take on Godot is a masterstoke ⊕
The Royal Court is presenting the Slow Horses star’s version of one Beckett masterpiece alongside 19-year-old Leo Simpe-Asante’s riff on another. They combine beautifully
Where does the time go? It’s …
6 months ago
‘A split second of sheer terror – and we’re off’: Lucian Msamati on Waiting for Godot’s electrifying first night ⊕
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The Gangs of London star returned to the stage alongside Ben Whishaw in a 2024 production of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece. In this diary of the first preview, he describes passing the point of no ret…
Forget Keanu: Ulster Scots translation of Beckett classic takes on spate of celebrity Godots ⊕
Tragicomedy will be performed outdoors in Northern Irish countryside as part of new festival celebrating Irish playwright
Beneath a stark steel tree in a bleak upland bog, a literary masterpiece is se…
8 months ago
Alex Winter on fame, AI and reuniting with Keanu Reeves: ‘Sometimes we’re on a groove and go, ‘God damn, that was good!’ ⊕
Midway through the Broadway run of Waiting for Godot with his Bill & Ted co-star Keanu, the actor-director talks about his new film, Adulthood, overcoming the abuse he endured as a young performer, a…
Attention by Anne Enright review – sparkling reflections on life and literature ⊕⊕
Unabashed and morally generous, the Booker winner writes like a sharp, funny, fallen angel
In addition to producing eight novels over the past 30 years, Anne Enright has always written nonfiction arou…
Tilda Swinton and Gary Oldman return to stage for Royal Court’s 70th anniversary ⊕
Tilda Swinton’s performance marks 30 years since audiences last saw her tread the boards, meanwhile Gary Oldman will be in Krapp’s Last Tape
Tilda Swinton will return to the stage for the first time i…
9 months ago
Moment Keanu Reeves is chased by obsessed fan who calls herself his 'divine wife' after Broadway performance ⊕
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The actor, 61, is currently starring in Jamie Lloyd's adaptation of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting For Godot at the Hudson Theater.