The Official Publication of the Samuel Beckett Society
Editor: Feargal Whelan Feargal Whelan is a Visiting Research Fellow and occasional lecturer at Trinity College Dublin. He has published and presented widely on the works of Samuel Beckett and on twentieth century Irish drama. He collaborates regularly with Mouth on Fire theatre company on productions, and has also scripted and contributed to a number... Continue Reading →
It’s been barely six months since I took over as president of the Samuel Beckett Society, but a rich and exciting time already. I want to start by thanking outgoing president Patrick Bixby for leaving the Society in such rude health, with a new sense of purpose and clarity of role, building on the expansion... Continue Reading →
The Beckett Review is the official publication of the Samuel Beckett Society. Founded in 2025 to continue and develop the work of the Beckett Circle, it aims to inform and connect the growing, geographically diverse audience of those interested in the work of Samuel Beckett. The Beckett Review commits to hearing from as wide an... Continue Reading →
By Amjad AlShalan In this brief piece, I seek to offer a side of the reception of one of Beckett’s writings that is not often stressed in Beckett’s scholarship: the reception of his texts from a Saudi perspective. Throughout my PhD years, I was frequently asked how I came to know about Beckett after learning... Continue Reading →
Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett Performed by Natasha Everitt, Simon Jermyn, Conor Lovett, Lux Hegarty Lovett, Trey Lyford, Seán Mac Erlaine and Julia Spanu 28 September 2024 Review by James Baxter In the 1929 essay ‘Dante…Bruno.Vico..Joyce,’ Samuel Beckett invokes a vision of purgatory – quite separate from the sombre eminence of his most famous dramatic images... Continue Reading →
Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly Featuring F. Murray Abraham (Krapp’s Last Tape), Roger Dominic Casey, Kate Forbes, Sarah Street (Play), Sarah Street (Not I) Saturday 25 January 2025 Review by Michael Coffey The Irish Repertory Theatre, the cozy house on 22nd Street in Manhattan, is just what its name implies: a theatre dedicated to building a... Continue Reading →
Jack Sheen: conductor (For Samuel Beckett), and co-director (Quad) Rowland Hill: co-director (Quad) London Sinfonietta with members of the Royal Academy of Music’s Manson Ensemble. Dancers (Trinity Laban students and alumni): Kaya Blumenthal-Rothchild, Sandy Hoi Shan Yip, Mary Sweetnam, Timea Szalontayoya Friday 29th November, 2024 Review by Catherine Laws ‘Refracted Sound’ paired Samuel Beckett’s Quad... Continue Reading →
Directed by James Macdonald Featuring Ben Whishaw (Vladimir), Lucian Msamati (Estragon), Tom Edden (Lucky), Jonathan Slinger (Pozzo), Luca Fone/Alexander Joseph/Ellis Pang (Boy) Monday 23 September 2024 Review by Rosaleen Maprayil Beckett’s plays are often staged at moments of crisis. Waiting for Godot, a work that is shaped by Beckett’s experiences of war, has been subject... Continue Reading →
Duet by Olwen Fouéré, Never Apologize by Jennifer Barclay, Wait by FELISPEAKS, I Can’t Remember by Nicola McCartney, and The Lighthouse Keeper’s Son by Hannah Khalil Thursday 17 October 2024 Review by Jonathan McAllister I left early but arrived late. I thought I knew where I was going. But I had walked past the door... Continue Reading →
Directed by Octavio Solis Featuring Amanda Moody (Not I), Dee Maaske (Rockaby), Steven Sapp (Krapp’s Last Tape), Puppeteers for Fears (What Where), James Donlon, Alina Cenal, Angel Villalobos (Act Without Words II), Quartet Nouveau (Imagination Dead Imagine) October 24 to October 27 2024 Review by Geoff Ridden The writer and director Octavio Solis has a... Continue Reading →
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