The president of the Samuel Beckett Society, Patrick Bixby, has written to all members iniviting their comments and observations in relation to two new initiatives. The text reads as follows: ‘To guide our organization into the future, the executive committee have undertaken to draft – for the first time – a mission statement and a code of conduct.…
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The Call for Papers has been announced for the Samuel Beckett Working Group at the International Federation for Theatre Research annual conference which will take place in Manila, The Philippines, 15th-19th July 2024. Under the rubric Samuel Beckett, Tragedy and Catastrophe: From the Modern Stage to Contemporary Performance the full details of the call are…
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Beckett and Justice, Cal State LA, June 6-8 2024 In the wake of the highly successful 8th Annual Conference of the Samuel Beckett Society, a reminder that the closing date for submissions for next year’s Annual Conference, Beckett and Justice, is next Friday, 8 December. Abstracts should be sent to beckettandjustice@gmail.com. As previously announced, the…
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From next Sunday, 3 December, a film adaptation of Not I by Joe Pietrolpaolo will be available to stream free of charge, courtesy of the director in conjunction with Georges Borchardt Inc., on behalf of the Samuel Beckett Estate. The film is based on a production of the play which was mounted in November 2022…
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A reminder that Beckett’s Environments, the 8th annual conference of the Samuel Beckett Society, will take place online this Friday and Saturday, 1-2 December. Participation and attendance is free of charge to all membes of the society but all must register with the conference eventbrite page to access to essential zoom codes and the event…
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On the 20th anniversary of her death, an exhibition of new work draws on the archive of celebrated theatre designer and Beckett collaborator Jocelyn Herbert. The show, titled ‘whole body like gone’, is the work of artist Hannah Clarkson which uses archival images, sketches, and anecdotes from the Jocelyn Herbert Collection, combining them with new…
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Final details have been announced for Beckett’s Environments, the 8th annual conference of the Samuel Beckett Society. The event will take place online on 1-2 December with participation and attendance free of charge to all current Society members. Registration is now open at this link. Non-members should join first by folllowing this link. The final…
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The provisional programme for the 8th Annual Samuel Beckett Society Conference has just been announced by the organisers. The event will take place completely on-line and shows a widely diverse international list of presenters. Participation and attendance is free of charge to all members of the society. Links will be provided closer to the event.…
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The annual Beckett International Foundation Research Seminar will take place on Saturday 4 November at the Minghella Building on Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading. As always, the line-up consists of papers from four specially invited speakers, with ample time allowed for discussion and chat. This years speakers are Elizabeth Barry, Xander Ryan, Hannah Simpson and…
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The latest issue of the Beckett Circle, Autumn 2023, is now available to all members of the Samuel Beckett Society. Included are interviews with playwrights Hanah Khallil and Jen Barclay, an unpublished interview by Beckett biographer James Knowlson’s archive, a guide to the upcoming Society Annual conference (which will be held on-line and is free…
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