Changing Stages | 5: Between Brecht and Beckett

Duration: 50'10''

Synopsis

Richard Eyre looks at influence of political and poetic dramas of Berthold Brecht and Samuel Beckett on British playwrights from 1960s to 1990s.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
Waiting for Godot | BBC Radio 4 | 1977

Broadcasts for Schools | Masterworks: Waiting for Godot

Broadcasts for Schools: Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett: a commentary by Martin Esslin.
Waiting for Godot | BBC Radio 4 | 2023

Artworks | Rolepay: Waiting for Godot

It's a play where famously ''nothing happens''. Vladimir and Estragon are bowler-hatted tramps standing on a country road waiting for someone called Godot. The play divides audiences - but its slapstick humour, staccato dialogue, and existential themes have made it one of the most acclaimed plays of the twentieth century. It's a play where famously ''nothing happens''. Vladimir and Estragon are bowler-hatted tramps standing on a country road waiting for someone called Godot. The play divides audiences - but its slapstick humour, staccato dialogue, and existential themes have made it one of the most acclaimed plays of the twentieth century.