As part of our recent conference in Chester and also forthcoming at the Liverpool Irish Festival, the Staging Beckett team are delighted to present an exhibition of contemporary visual art and…Read More >
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BBC Podcasts: Lisa Dwan
From the BBC: “In this edition, Irish actor Lisa Dwan describes the demands of performing Beckett and her encounters with some of the actors most closely associated with his work,…Read More >
Upcoming Beckett Events at the University of Reading
From the University of Reading: We will be holding an exhibition and series of public events to celebrate the University’s internationally renowned collection of manuscripts from the Nobel Prize-winning writer…Read More >
Beckett’s Hammersmith Home Takes a Long Pause
On 5th September 2014 the final theatre where Samuel Beckett worked will close its doors to undergo a major three year redevelopment process. It was 30 years ago that…Read More >
“It’s all poetic, Walter…”
On Thursday 14th August 2014 we were delighted to have Walter Asmus in conversation with Dr Nick Johnson for our second Staging Beckett public talk as part of this…Read More >
Beckett Events in Belfast
As a gateway event for the Happy Days Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, the Linen Hall Library Belfast is hosting several Beckett-related activities this week. Tonight, actor Frankie McCafferty will talk…Read More >
Publication: Last Tape on Stage in Translation Unwinding Beckett’s Spool in Turkey
One of the most exciting aspects of our recent conference was the opportunity to get a sense of the variety of work being done on Beckett’s drama internationally – courtesy…Read More >
From the Archives: Peter O’Toole in Waiting for Godot
Born in 1932 in Connemara (or so he claimed), O’Toole passed away in December 2013 at the age of 81. Much has been written about his career of late: he…Read More >
Call for Papers – Staging Beckett at the Margins
University of Chester, 11-12 September 2014 Staging Beckett is a three year collaborative research project undertaken by the universities of Chester, Reading, and the Victoria & Albert Museum which started…Read More >
Staging Beckett at Reading 2014
A big thank you to all those who participated in the Staging Beckett conference at the weekend. We had delegates from around the world – Norway, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, USA,…Read More >
