Samuel Beckett

Q&A: All But Gone

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:56:32 +0000

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Opera star Shannon Mercer on her role in Necessary Angel's new Beckett rhapsody

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Interview

Credits:

A Necessary Angel Production in Association with Canadian Stage
Featuring short plays by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Jennifer Tarver
Musical direction by Dáirine Ní Mheadhra

Following Queen of Puddings' sold-out hit Beckett: Feck It! (2012), Necessary Angel and Canadian Stage present All But Gone, a contemporary musical exploration of the absurd and evocative imagery of Samuel Beckett.

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Sat, 2016-10-15 - Sun, 2016-11-06

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Berkeley Street Theatre

Beckett Trilogy

Lauren Gillett — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000

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Acclaimed Irish actress Lisa Dwan captivates in hypnotic triple bill

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Review

Credits:

Presented by Canadian Stage
Written by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Walter Asmus
Performed by Lisa Dwan

Following a successful run at the Royal Court Theatre, the internationally acclaimed Beckett Trilogy: Not I/Footfalls/Rockaby, starring Lisa Dawn and directed by Beckett's long-time friend and collaborator Walter Asmus, opens Canadian Stage's 2015/2016 season this month at the Berkeley Street Theatre.

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Berkeley Street Theatre

Endgame

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:00:00 +0000

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Soulpepper revives Beckett’s tragicomic Endgame at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

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Review

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Written by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Daniel Brooks

In a drab, gray room with two small windows, a man shuffles quickly back and forth, resembling a trapped mouse trying to find an escape. This is the stark opening scene of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, now being presented by Soulpepper at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts