Gare St Lazare’s How It Is at Venice Bienalle 2026

Gare St Lazare Ireland are to stage the complete version of Beckett’s prose work How it is at this year’s Venice Biennale in collaboration with Berggruen Arts & Culture. The production, directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett with design collaboration by artist Michael Craig Martin, draws on the three separate productions of parts I, II & III of Beckett’s prose work which have been staged in Cork and London over the past ten years. Taking place at the Palazzo Diedo, Venice, this full version of the work will feature celebrated actors Stephen Dillane and Conor Lovett, with sound design and composition by Mel Mercier and lighting design by Simon Bennison. Hegarty Lovett invited Michael Craig Martin the internationally recognised Irish artist and influential teacher to collaborate with the company at Palazzo Diedo in realizing a unique design in the historic 18th century building, which is now one of Venice’s leading contemporary art centres. Craig Martin attended rehearsals, skillfully and sensitively creating a site-specific design which aims to be sympathetic to Beckett’s original work.

This production will fun from 6 to 21 June.

Further information and booking here