Case study: Waiting for Godot

Welcome to the Waiting for Godot Learning Materials page

This webpage is designed to give you a 10 Module Course on Beckett’s most famous play, Waiting for Godot. The materials are appropriate for students at any stage of their studies. They have been designed for Secondary and Further Education schools, colleges and universities as the information in each Module can be adapted to suit your level. Students and teachers will find videos, podcasts, music, images, and detailed information about a variety of aesthetic, political, and biographical topics related to Samuel Beckett’s play. Each Module also includes links and references to related websites and scholars whose work on Godot has been highly influential. Teachers may find the ‘Question Bank’ particularly useful when thinking of essay and debating topics. The modules have been written with a chronology in mind, so click on the first link below to begin!

Module 1: Introduction and how Godot came about

Module 2: What is Godot about and what made it so groundbreaking?

Module 3: Influences

Module 4: Significant Premieres 

Module 5: Actors’ Perspectives and Character Studies

Module 6: Case Studies

Module 7: Politicising Godot: a Global Perspective

Module 8: Godot, Design and Scenography

Module 9: Godot, Rhythm and Voice 

Module 10: Godot, Disability and Inclusion

 

This webpage also contains the following learning resources:

Question Bank
A guide on where to find Godot manuscripts
Reading Lists
Quiz
References for our modules

Get in touch

We would also like to encourage students from schools, colleges and universities to get in touch and let us know your views on Godot. If you’ve studied, seen, or performed in a production of Godot, please send us a short audio or video recording with your thoughts.

Lastly, if you have any questions relating to our Modules, please contact us via stagingbeckett@reading.ac.uk
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