Film
McGowan overuses the idea of Nichols haunting Schneider, who originally directed much of Edward Albee's work, only to see Nichols jettison to fame directing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
First Love
Samuel Beckett's protagonists are oddballs. Highly intelligent, their speech is always haunting, lyrical, and hilarious, despite references to feces, filth, and death.
Gate/Beckett: I'll Go On
I'm fairly convinced that Samuel Beckett would have made an excellent standup comedian — at least in the George Carlin mold.
Pawn Shop
Samuel Beckett couldn't have asked for a more exciting cast for his Endgame than the one currently performing the play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's BAM Harvey Theater.
Beckett Shorts
Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and featuring original music by Philip Glass, Beckett Shorts dovetails four one-acts within a sleek and total framework.
Len and Ernest
Although writer Francesco Saviano never acknowledges the similarities outright, Len and Ernest clearly owes much to Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
Steel City Fest Surveys Beckett Canon
For the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Samuel Beckett's centennial arrives at just the right time, coinciding with the company's own 10th anniversary.
The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett as Found in an Envelope (Partially Burned) in a Dustbin in Paris Labeled: "Never to Be Performed. Never. Ever. Ever! Or I'll Sue! I'll Sue from the Grave!!!"
How do you parody Samuel Beckett, that absurdist minimalist existentialist whose estate is famously litigious about his works and how they're performed?
UCLA Live Announces 2006-2007 Season
UCLA Live has announced its 2006-2007 season, which includes international theatre, dance, world music, jazz, spoken word and more.
All That Fall
It's Samuel Beckett's 100th birthday this year and, for all Sam's fans, here's an opportunity to view a rarely produced work.
Atlanta Audiences Awaiting Beckett Festival
Theatre artists in Atlanta, Florida, and France are organizing celebrations to commemorate the late Samuel Beckett's centenary.
Two River Theatre to Keep Beckett Centenary Flowing
Since its premiere season in 1995, New Jersey's Two River Theatre Company has rarely chosen works from the sunny side of the street.
Waiting For Godot
Samuel Beckett's play gets an appreciative rendering in this production, but reveals no new dimensions.
Still Life
Fiona Shaw is best known around the globe as Harry Potter's meddlesome aunt, but it's her fearless stage work that stirs excitement on both sides of the Atlantic.
Endgame
Director Andrei Belgrader and his expert company remember that these figures are tragic clowns, almost Chaplinesque, and give the new production the air of a nightmarish circus.
Tragedy: A Tragedy
Will Eno's apocalyptic send-up of a local newscast is in essence a clever Saturday Night Live sketch with a metaphysical spin.
Krapp, 39
Actor-writer Michael Laurence is toying with quite a few sophisticated ideas in his solo performance piece Krapp, 39.
Krapp, 39
Actor-writer Michael Laurence is toying with quite a few sophisticated ideas in his solo performance piece Krapp, 39. The problem is that he tries to tackle too many of them.
Finding Fresh Talent in the Fringe
Selecting breakout talents from the lineup of this year's New York International Fringe Festival is a daunting task. Here's a sampling of actors whose names you'll want to remember.
Happy Days
Fiona Shaw gives a groundbreaking, highly original performance as Winnie in director Deborah Warner's triumphant National Theatre of Great Britain revival of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days.