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Release Date:
April 14, 2023
Original Title:
Endgame
Production Companies:
Irish Repertory Theatre
The League of Live Stream Theater
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 91
Endgame tells the story of Hamm, who is reduced to living in one room, in which he sits blind and chair-bound. His only escape from his solitary world is the company of his aging, legless parents, who live in garbage bins, and his shuffling servant, Clov, who is at his beck and call, and who, like a dog, comes when whistled for. The only thing left for Hamm is to wait for the inevitable end. A pinnacle of Beckett’s characteristic raw minimalism, Endgame is a pure and devastating distillation of the human essence in the face of approaching death. “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness” invokes Nell, which summarizes the tragicomic nature of this timeless play.
Costume Design:
Orla Long
Director:
Ciarán O'Reilly
General Manager:
Lisa Fane
Lighting Design:
Michael Gottlieb
Music:
M. Florian Staab
Prop Designer:
Deirdre Brennan
Set Designer:
Charlie Corcoran
Sound Designer:
M. Florian Staab
Writer:
Samuel Beckett
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