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\"Walter<\/a>
Walter Asmus in conversation with Nick Johnson for the second Staging Beckett public talk at the Beckett Summer School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday 14th<\/sup> 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 year\u2019s Samuel Beckett Summer School at Trinity College Dublin.<\/p>\n

As Nick wittily put it, Walter has directed Beckett\u2019s drama in \u2018all of the world\u2019s inhabited continents\u2019. These productions range from Waiting for Godot<\/i> at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York to Breath<\/i> in Russia. In his illustrious career Walter has directed 17 of Beckett\u2019s plays available for the stage-indeed Walter was quick note to the large audience in attendance that the exceptions so far have proved to be Play<\/i> and Catastrophe<\/i>.\u00a0 This week he returned to London for the final rehearsals of Not I\/Footfalls\/Rockaby <\/i>as it plays this week at the Southbank Centre, ahead of its UK and international tour. (For further details visit: http:\/\/www.royalcourttheatre.com\/whats-on\/not-i-footfalls-rockaby-uk-tour<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Staging<\/a>
Staging Beckett team members, Matthew McFrederick and Professor Anna McMullan, alongside Walter Asmus and Dr Nick Johnson at the TCD Beckett Summer School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indeed this recent production, as well as Walter\u2019s experiences working alongside Beckett and his approach to Beckett\u2019s drama as a director led to an insightful discussion in Trinity\u2019s Long Room Hub.<\/p>\n

Walter\u2019s conversation with Nick followed an earlier screening of his recent film of What Where<\/i>, which also showed a documentary of how the film was made at the University of Western Sydney.<\/p>\n

In the coming months Walter\u2019s interview at the TCD Samuel Beckett Summer School will be posted on our soon to be launched AHRC Staging Beckett website.<\/p>\n

Our second Staging Beckett conference at the University of Chester will host our next public talk with the actress Tricia Kelly. Tricia will talk about her career in the theatre, including her performance as Mouth in Not I<\/i> at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.<\/p>\n

\u2018Staging Beckett at the Margins\u2019 takes place from 11th<\/sup>-12th <\/sup>September 2014 at the University of Chester and will focus on perceived notions of Beckett at the margins, on productions staged outside London and other major theatrical centres. To register, please visit: http:\/\/www.chester.ac.uk\/staging-beckett<\/a><\/p>\n

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