A reminder that the closing date for submissions for next year’s Samuel Beckett Society Conference which will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 5-7 June 2025 is fast approaching. Abstracts should reach the organisers by Monday 11 November 2024. The conference title is Beckett’s Relationships which should provide a wide scope for all…
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Furthering its commitment to enhance opportunities for those in their early stages of Beckett scholarship, the Samuel Beckett Society has announced a new initiative to promote the work of emerging scholars and researchers. The full text of the board’s statement reads: The executive board of the Samuel Beckett Society and the editor of The Beckett Circle seek…
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A new piece of theatre based on the life and work of Samuel Beckett will play in Dublin this November. Titled The Beckett List, we are told that the show ‘chronicles the author’s journey from quiet beginnings in turn of the century Dublin to the publication of Waiting for Godot. Alongside key events from his…
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The latest issue of the Journal of Beckett Studies is now available. Included in Volume 33 Number 2 is a fascinating short biographical essay by Michèle Tholozan-Warluzel, great niece of Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil, as well as a piece by Pascale Sardin detailing her forthcoming biography of Barbara Bray. Contributions are also included from James Critchley, John…
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A special night of readings by established authors who have spent time as Creative Fellows in the Beckett Archives at the University of Reading and at Trinity College will take place in Dublin. To celebrate the recent publication of these pieces in the Dublin journal Tolka, authors Claire-Louise Bennett, Niamh Campbell, Nathan O’Donnell, and Simon…
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The attraction of high-profile actors to the work of Samuel Beckett continues unabated with the announcement that award-winning English screen actor Gary Oldman is to play the title role in Krapp’s Last Tape at the York Theatre Royal next year. Oldman’s CV consists of a long and diverse list of screen appearances, from his Oscar-winning…
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El 31 de octubre se llevará a cabo en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidadde Buenos Aires una mesa redonda para celebrar los 70 años de la primera traducciónde Esperando a Godot al español realizada en Buenos Aires por Pablo Palant ypublicada en la editorial Poseidón. Participarán de la mesa redonda Rubén…
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The town of Ashland in Oregon, currently best known for its annual Shakespeare festival, will host a season of Beckett works this month. From October 24-27, each night at 7pm, an exploration of Beckett’s experimental theatre will take over the downtown area. The entire festival takes place in non-traditional theatre spaces, and rain or shine,…
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Final rehearsals are underway in Los Angeles for a major production of Waiting for Godot which will open in November. A fascinating production witnesses a collaboration between the Geffen Playhouse and world-renowned Beckett interpreters Gare St Lazare Ireland – fresh from their Dublin Theatre Festival success with Shades Through a Shade. The cast includes Lincoln…
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A reminder to those who have yet to register that the annual Beckett International Foundation Research Seminar will take place on Saturday 26 October at the University of Reading. The organisers ask that all those interested register by following this link as soon as possible and no later than Friday 18 October. The programme is…
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