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Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and more set for Endgame at Ustinov Studio

Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and more set for Endgame at Ustinov Studio

Krapp’s Last Tape with Stephen Rea at Barbican Theatre – review

Krapp’s Last Tape with Stephen Rea at Barbican Theatre – review

York Theatre Royal asks audiences not to applaud Gary Oldman’s entrance

York Theatre Royal asks audiences not to applaud Gary Oldman’s entrance

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter-led Waiting for Godot sets Broadway dates

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter-led Waiting for Godot sets Broadway dates

Barbican Theatre announces 2025 spring season

Barbican Theatre announces 2025 spring season

Complete West End cast set for Waiting for Godot, starring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw

Complete West End cast set for Waiting for Godot, starring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw

Happy Days starring Siobhán McSweeney at Birmingham Rep – review

Happy Days starring Siobhán McSweeney at Birmingham Rep – review

Stella Powell-Jones and David Doyle succeed Tom Littler at Jermyn Street Theatre

Stella Powell-Jones and David Doyle succeed Tom Littler at Jermyn Street Theatre

Director Roger Michell has died aged 65

Director Roger Michell has died aged 65

Review: <em>Happy Days</em> (Riverside Studios)

Review: Happy Days (Riverside Studios)

<em>For One Knight Only</em> made available on demand

For One Knight Only made available on demand

Full company announced for Nunn's <em>Happy Days</em> revival

Full company announced for Nunn's Happy Days revival

Trevor Nunn to direct <em>Happy Days</em> revival with Lisa Dwan at Riverside Studios

Trevor Nunn to direct Happy Days revival with Lisa Dwan at Riverside Studios

Leeds Playhouse to reopen for live performances across October

Leeds Playhouse to reopen for live performances across October

Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley to star in <em>Waiting for Godot</em> virtual table read

Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley to star in Waiting for Godot virtual table read

Photos: Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Cumming, guests and more celebrate <em>Endgame</em> opening at the Old Vic

Photos: Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Cumming, guests and more celebrate Endgame opening at the Old Vic

Watch Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming celebrate opening in <em>Endgame</em> at the Old Vic

Watch Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming celebrate opening in Endgame at the Old Vic

Review: <em>Endgame</em> (The Old Vic)

Review: Endgame (The Old Vic)

Jane Horrocks and Karl Johnson to join Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe in <em>Endgame</em> at The Old Vic

Jane Horrocks and Karl Johnson to join Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe in Endgame at The Old Vic

Jermyn Street Theatre announces 2020 season

Jermyn Street Theatre announces 2020 season

Battersea Arts Centre announces Tarek Iskander's first season as artistic director

Battersea Arts Centre announces Tarek Iskander's first season as artistic director

Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming announced in new Old Vic season

Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming announced in new Old Vic season

Review: <em>Happy Days</em> (Royal Exchange Theatre)

Review: Happy Days (Royal Exchange Theatre)

Maxine Peake in <em>Happy Days</em> at the Royal Exchange: first look

Maxine Peake in Happy Days at the Royal Exchange: first look

Review: <em>How It Is (Part One)</em> (Print Room at the Coronet)

Review: How It Is (Part One) (Print Room at the Coronet)

Stephen Dillane to star in Print Room at the Coronet's new 2018 season

Stephen Dillane to star in Print Room at the Coronet's new 2018 season

Original <em>Loot</em> script with Lord Chamberlain's comments made available digitally

Original Loot script with Lord Chamberlain's comments made available digitally

Edinburgh review: <em>Krapp's Last Tape</em> (Church Hill Theatre)

Edinburgh review: Krapp's Last Tape (Church Hill Theatre)

New season at Battersea Arts Centre announced

New season at Battersea Arts Centre announced

Photos: Lisa Dwan and more celebrate opening night of <em>No's Knife</em>

Photos: Lisa Dwan and more celebrate opening night of No's Knife

Review: <em>No's Knife</em> (Old Vic Theatre)

Review: No's Knife (Old Vic Theatre)

Review: <em>The Machine</em> (Barbican)

Review: The Machine (Barbican)

Sarah Crompton: Beckett's writing liberates women

Sarah Crompton: Beckett's writing liberates women

Conor Lovett: 'We’re only beginning to catch up with Beckett's work'

Conor Lovett: 'We’re only beginning to catch up with Beckett's work'

<em>The End</em> (Print Room at the Coronet)

The End (Print Room at the Coronet)

John Boyega to star in new Old Vic season

John Boyega to star in new Old Vic season

Max Stafford-Clark: 'I had no vision for this play at all'

Max Stafford-Clark: 'I had no vision for this play at all'

<em>Endgame</em> (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow)

Endgame (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow)

5 Minutes with: Charlotte Gwinner: 'I feel like I’ve been tutored by Samuel Beckett'

5 Minutes with: Charlotte Gwinner: 'I feel like I’ve been tutored by Samuel Beckett'

Exclusive: casting announced for <em>Waiting for Godot</em>

Exclusive: casting announced for Waiting for Godot

Jack O'Connell to star in Sheffield Theatre's 2016 season

Jack O'Connell to star in Sheffield Theatre's 2016 season

Beckett in Enniskillen

Beckett in Enniskillen

Full cast announced for UK tour of <em>Waiting for Godot</em>

Full cast announced for UK tour of Waiting for Godot

Krapp’s Last Tape (Barbican Centre)

Krapp’s Last Tape (Barbican Centre)

Winner announced of 2015 JMK Award

Winner announced of 2015 JMK Award

Exclusive: Cast announced for <em>Closer to Heaven</em> at the Union Theatre

Exclusive: Cast announced for Closer to Heaven at the Union Theatre

Billie Whitelaw dies aged 82

Billie Whitelaw dies aged 82

London Classic Theatre tours <em>Waiting For Godot</em> and <em>Absent Friends</em> in 2015

London Classic Theatre tours Waiting For Godot and Absent Friends in 2015

Robert Holman: 'I'm not trying to be difficult'

Robert Holman: 'I'm not trying to be difficult'

Not I, Footfalls and Rockaby (Tour – Salford)

Not I, Footfalls and Rockaby (Tour – Salford)

Barbican to stage three-week Beckett Season

Barbican to stage three-week Beckett Season

Ballyturk (NT Lyttelton)

Ballyturk (NT Lyttelton)

Michael Coveney: Power play at the Proms, festival fever in Edinburgh and Enniskillen, disaster in Eastbourne

Michael Coveney: Power play at the Proms, festival fever in Edinburgh and Enniskillen, disaster in Eastbourne

Krapp's Last Tape (Studio Theatre)

Krapp's Last Tape (Studio Theatre)

Juliet Stevenson reprises <em>Happy Days</em> role at Young Vic in 2015

Juliet Stevenson reprises Happy Days role at Young Vic in 2015

Cast: Totally Tom in <em>Waiting for Godot,</em> Bartlett's <em>Intervention,</em> Nuffield's <em>Tonight at 8.30</em>

Cast: Totally Tom in Waiting for Godot, Bartlett's Intervention, Nuffield's Tonight at 8.30

Review Round-up: Juliet Stevenson's up to her neck in <em>Happy Days</em>

Review Round-Ups

Review Round-up: Juliet Stevenson's up to her neck in Happy Days

Happy Days (Young Vic Theatre)

Happy Days (Young Vic Theatre)

Richard Wilson stars in <em>Krapp's Last Tape</em> in Sheffield

Richard Wilson stars in Krapp's Last Tape in Sheffield

Catherine Love: Great expectations

Catherine Love: Great expectations

Michael Coveney: <em>Happy Days</em> for bravo Beckett and glorious <em>Ghosts</em>

Michael Coveney: Happy Days for bravo Beckett and glorious Ghosts

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby

Opening: Royal Court Beckett trilogy, Globe's indoor <em>Duchess</em> and Donnelly's <em>Pass</em>

Opening: Royal Court Beckett trilogy, Globe's indoor Duchess and Donnelly's Pass

Beckett trilogy starring Lisa Dwan transfers to West End after Royal Court; cast announced for Morgan's <em>Mistress Contract</em>

Beckett trilogy starring Lisa Dwan transfers to West End after Royal Court; cast announced for Morgan's Mistress Contract

Winona Ryder withdraws from Beckett Festival

Michael Coveney: Battle over Beckett in Enniskillen and Edinburgh next month

Michael Gambon stars in Beckett’s Eh Joe at Edinburgh International Festival

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