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After been blown away by Matthew Kelly in Of Mice and Men a couple of years ago, we felt we just couldn’t miss this play. When a friend mentioned how surreal this play is, it did make us wobble a bit, but it hasn't scared us off, just made us a bit more curious... A play described as two Mathews, two Dustbins and no plot, Endgame is a one-act play with four characters. Published in 1957, it is commonly considered to be among Irish writer Samuel Beckett's most important works. A man who can’t
stand up, and one who can’t sit down. Beckett, a friend of James Joyce, was born in Dublin, and eventually settled in Paris. His writing was at its most prolific after the in the Second World War, writing Endgame and Waiting for Godot, as well as many others, following the years he spent fighting for the French Resistance. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969 and was considered one of the key writers in what's called "Theatre of the Absurd”. TV and stage star Matthew Kelly returns to Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre with son Matthew Rixon in a new production directed by the award-winning LucyPitman-Wallace of Beckett’s masterpiece of the absurd. Assistant Director, Elli Johnson will be joining culturepool in the bar after the performance to talk about the play and there will be a chance to ask questions. Interesting titbit: For everyone who came along to see "Much Ado About Nothing" last year at the Playhouse, Elli was also the assistant director. Meet Luan and Vinny in the bar at 7:15pm. For accessibility information visit www.everymanplayhouse.com/booking/access.asp |
