So You Want To Be A Writer? Showcase
After The Rainfall
Beautiful Thing
Young Theatre Makers
U.Dance 2013
Waiting for Godot is a funny and poetic masterpiece, described as one of the most significant English language plays of the 20th century.
On a bare road with a single tree, two men, Vladimir and Estragon, wait. They are waiting hopefully, helplessly and haplessly for the one who never comes.
They are waiting for Godot. Over two days, they argue, get bored, clown around, reminisce, sing, exchange hats and contemplate suicide. Brilliantly subtle the play gently and intelligently speaks about hardship, friendship and what it is to be human.
Ian Brown directs one of the 20th century's finest plays, in the first UK production to feature an all Black cast. It includes Jeffery Kissoon (Antony and Cleopatra, Liverpool Playhouse) as Vladimir and Patrick Robinson (War Horse, Rough Crossings) as Estragon and, for this groundbreaking production, the Playhouse is delighted to be working once again with Talawa Theatre Company (Rum and Coca Cola, The Colored Museum), Britain's foremost Black-led theatre company.
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"a great example of what we go to the theatre for"
Whatsonstage
Resource Pack
A Resource Pack is
available to download to accompany Waiting for Godot.
Theatre Day: Theatre of the Absurd
Tuesday 21 February 4pm -10pm
£19.50 per student, including show ticket
An Introduction to exploring the writing of various European playwrights from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, including Beckett, Ionesco and Pinter. The workshop will also focus on plot, language and character from Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot'.
Suitable for KS4 and KS5
Theatre Day: Directorial Interpretation
Thursday 23 February, 10am - 4pm
£19.50 per student, including show ticket
Suitable for students studying at post 16 level, this workshop will explore how the director has approached 'Waiting for Godot'. Includes Backstage Tour, Workshop and Performance.
Teachers' Event: Exploring Beckett'
Thursday 09 February 5.30 - 6.30pm
FREE event (including show ticket)
Join the Creative Education Team to explore ideas, styles and different techniques you can use in the classroom to explore Beckett. Max 15 participants (please book this event direct with Aoibheann Kelly, Creative Education Officer)
