Waiting For Godot

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Event Waiting For Godot
Venue RSA Memorial Hall, Gisborne, New Zealand
First Date 1958
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Vladimir and Estragon wait …. and wait … by the side of a road. Pozzo and Lucky pass through. 'The stage set consisted of little save bizarre representations of a power pole, a fence and a tree, a very battered ramp, a collection of ashcans, old boxes, and general filthy confusion'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Absurdist
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brian Brimer Actor Pozzo
Howard Cairns Actor Estragon
Colin Fenton Actor Lucky
Brian McNeill Actor Boy
Peter Varley Actor Vladimir
Ronald Barker Director
Samuel Beckett Playwright
Noel Perry Stage Director
Brian McNeill Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Ireland
Further Information Music concrete by Ian McLean. Barker's first production in New Zealand - see programme below for notes by Barker. Auckland, possibly at the University of Auckland, June 1958. Toured NZ for six months, according to Bran McNeill (see below).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189211