Samuel Beckett News

Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab today announced the appointment of Gregory Mosher as a new Professor and the first Jay and Patty Baker Chair of Theatre, beginning this semester. As part of the growth of this department, Mosher has Alec Baldwin as a guest lecturer today, Wednesday, September 27th. There will be other special guests brought in to meet students throughout the year.

The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum is pleased to announce the cast of their upcoming production of Bakersfield Mist. The play will be directed by Bickford Theatre Producing Artistic Director Eric Hafen. Bakersfield Mist will be performed from October 26 - November 5, 2017. The book is written by Stephen Sachs.

Building on the critical success of his 2011 production of Harold Pinter's Old Times, STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn will return to the British playwright's gripping realm of doubt and disquiet to direct a double bill of short plays. The Lover and The Collection will run from September 26-October 29 at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW).

Triangle Arts Association presents the premiere of THE MAGIC AGENCY Chapter 1: American Fly, a new performance work by Brooklyn-based Lilac Co. in which a group (cult?) performs psychic recoveries of fragmented people as party entertainment, helping people rescue their 'lost selves.'

As part of the 2017 edition of the French Institute Alliance Fran aise (FIAF)'s celebrated Crossing the Line Festival, FIAF and Abrons Arts Center are thrilled to present award-winning, UK-based drag fabulist and virtuosic lip-syncher Dickie Beau in the US Premiere of his solo show Blackouts, Thursday, October 5 through Sunday, October 8, at Abrons Arts Center.

Irish Arts Center (IAC), the organization dedicated to projecting a dynamic vision of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, will present New Yorkers with an equally dynamic vision of the work, life, and themes of Samuel Beckett.

Each month, Peter Marinker and friends present incisive, subversive writing from every era in READINGS.

Kings Cross Theatre continues their run of astounding productions in 2017 with the Australian premiere of Amelia Roper's biting comedy, SHE RODE HORSES LIKE THE STOCK EXCHANGE which will gallop into KXT from October 20th.

Beckett's masterpiece, WAITING FOR GODOT proves its relevance in Soulpepper's riveting revival, opening their 2017-18 season. GODOT's structure, atmosphere and design plays like a contemplation on mindfulness - a search for meaning, in the seemingly meaningless.

UC Berkeley's Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) opens its 2017-18 season with Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, a visually stunning rendering of Ovid's mythical tales.

ABA International Touring UK and The Arts Theatre present the definitive homecoming of Samuel Beckett's existential masterpiece Waiting For Godot, presented by AC Productions, as it returns to the home of the original production after more than 60 years when it shocked, and delighted audiences alike (now through 23 September 2017). Check out a brand-new trailer for the show below!

Counter-Productions Theatre Company begins its 2017/2018 season with Samuel Beckett's absurdist comedic masterpiece, Waiting for Godot.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional, classical theatre and education organization, today announced its Tenth Anniversary Performance and Education Season.

The National Theatre is deeply saddened to announce the death of its former Director, Sir Peter Hall, one of the great names in British theatre.

Sonia Friedman Productions is thrilled to announce a new production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party which will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre, 60 years since the play's debut, from 9 January to 14 April 2018 with an Opening Night on Thursday 18 January 2018. Tickets go on sale today at midday, with priority booking from 9am.

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot returns to the Arts Theatre, 62 years after making its English-language debut at the same venue. This production focuses on the play's essence, with director Peter Reid stripping off all frills.

The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, has announced the Crossing the Line Festival 2017, the eleventh annual edition of its path-breaking fall arts festival.

The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, presents Crossing the Line Festival 2017, the eleventh annual edition of its path-breaking fall arts festival.

Theatre for a New Audience has announced the retirement of Henry Christensen III as Chairman of the Theatre's Board, a position he has held since 2012, due to health reasons. Theodore C. Rogers and Robert Buckholz will succeed Mr. Christensen as TFANA's Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively. Mr. Christensen will continue as a member of the Board of Directors.