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Waiting for Godot: Samuel Beckett's masterpiece 'gleams brighter than ever'

Having premiered in Paris in 1953, Samuel Beckett's masterpiece was first performed in English in London in 1955 – and was promptly named "Most Controversial Play" at the inaugural Evening Standard ...
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Oh My Godot!: This outdoor staging of Beckett’s masterpiece is a brilliant adventure

It’s not often you can describe an outdoor production beset by rainfall as unforgettable, in a good way. But seeing Waiting for Godot amid the rolling, panoramic upland outside Enniskillen – the ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT at STNJ is an Exceptional Theatrical Experience

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) continues their successful season themed “Take Flight” with the Main Stage production of Samuel Beckett’s groundbreaking tragicomedy, Waiting for Godot.
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Waiting for Godot review: Ben Whishaw finds joy in Samuel Beckett’s wondrous misery

Waiting for Godot has been called ‘the play of the century,’ but that accolade doesn’t make staging Samuel Beckett’s most significant piece easy. The Irish playwright, who died in 1989, banned ...
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Still ‘Waiting for Godot?’ Go see the final move, ‘Endgame,’ instead

The Thunder River Theatre Company opens their production of Endgame by Samuel Beckett on Feb. 16. Directed by Renee Prince at the TRTC, Beckett’s absurdist tragicomic play comes to Carbondale.
Berkshire Eagle

Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' was a 'hand grenade' when it premiered in 1953. It's still making waves nearly 70 years later

PITTSFIELD – On Jan. 5, 1953, a small four-character play written in French by an Irish playwright opened at the intimate Theatre de Babylone on Paris' Left Bank. Two years later, “En Attendant Godot” ...
Houston Press

Waiting for Godot at Catastrophic: Life…On the Road to No-where

No one ever goes gentle into the night of Samuel Beckett. No one jumps in excitement at the chance to see one of his plays. Calling his works “plays” is an oxymoron. They are bleak and dark, ...
Willamette Week

Corrib Theatre’s Godot Is a Woman Series Works Around Samuel Beckett’s Peskiest Limitation

Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot has earned its reputation as a theatrical masterpiece, but it’s not without its staging limitations. The play has only five characters, and Beckett insisted they all ...

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter ‘Waiting for Godot' Revival Recoups $7.5 Million Investment (EXCLUSIVE)

The Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett's existential masterpiece “Waiting for Godot” has recouped its initial investment of ...
The Conversation

Guide to the Classics: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a tragicomedy for our times

Mark Byron does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Houston Public Media

Still ‘Waiting for Godot,’ 10 years later

(L-R): Greg Dean as Vladimir, Kyle Sturdivant as Pozzo, and Charlie Scott as Estragon in The Catastrophic Theatre’s 2013 production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot.” There are two things you ...