samuel-beckett
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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In his virtuoso one-man show, Bill Irwin pays adroit homage to the language and vision of Samuel Beckett.
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“Samuel Beckett’s work speaks to me because he’s a very visceral writer. And, because I have training as a clown, I think of him as a natural clown.”
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To be truly effective black humor must have us laughing at something we fear, regret, or at the very least recognize.
Read More“If you’ll excuse me for being cheeky, it’s a collaboration between the players on stage and Beckett’s works.”
Read MoreLisa Dwan’s performance of these Beckett pieces in a totally darkened theater is powerful and, in the case of Not I, deliciously revelatory.
Read More“When we turn so crass and commercial that we have lost our way, Samuel Beckett will be rediscovered as the way back.”
Read MoreSo many of the truly gifted actors of the British stage and screen of the 1960s ‘kitchen sink’ dramas are rapidly leaving us. One of the best, Billie Whitelaw, departed this week.
Read MoreBrooke Adams portrays Winnie as the ultimate smiley face; her husband, Tony Shalhoub, is little more than another prop weathering her on-going babble.
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