Membership of the Samuel Beckett Society has never conferred more benefits on those who join the community’s ranks. Following a review of socety activity and engagement by current president Patrick Bixby we can now offer the following list of attractive benefits to current and future members. Follow this link to join and revnew, and for…
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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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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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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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The Call for Papers has just been made for the Samuel Beckett Working Group which forms part of the annual conference of the International Foundation for Theatre Research to be held in 2025 in Cologne, Germany from 9-13 June. Aligning with the overall conference theme, the seminar’s chosen title is Greying the Carnival: Samuel Beckett…
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The “Samuel Beckett” Series in La Revue des Lettres modernes, (Lettres modernes–Minard, Paris) has just published two new volumes, devoted to Comment c’est / How It Is. ‘Comment c’est’/’How It Is’: ‘‘ce monde si peu possible’ is a collection of essays in French relating to the novel featuring contributions a range of contemporary scholars edited by Llewellyn Brown.…
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Folowing a hugely successful screening and discussion of the documentary film Earl. at Beckett and Justice, this year’s Samuel Beckett Society’s annual conference in Cal State Los Angeles in June, the movie’s director Ty Kim has shared an invite for all to attend a screening at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on October 1. Telling…
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