Gate Theatre of Dublin: Beckett's Endgame and Watt October 29, 2011

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Straight from Ireland’s acclaimed Gate Theatre is a double-bill of two one-act plays by the great Irish modernist writer, playwright, and humorist Samuel Beckett. The Gate is largely considered the leading interpreter of Beckett in the world; it’s like seeing the Maly Drama Theatre perform Chekhov or The Globe perform Shakespeare. Endgame, like Waiting for Godot, is considered one of Beckett’s most important works, written in a style associated with the Theatre of the Absurd. Watt, a novel written while Beckett was in hiding during World War II, is the extraordinary story of an itinerant character who one day walks from a train station to the home of a Mr. Knott, whom he will serve. The bizarre adventures of Watt and his struggles to make sense of the world around him are told with elegant simplicity, immense pathos, and explosive humor. Barry McGovern, who performs the role of Watt, selected the texts from the novel for this one-man performance. "Quite simply outstanding...I got an almost delirious joy from hearing, and seeing, an hour-long distillation of Beckett’s novel, Watt." (Guardian)