Play it again Sam

An intimate familiarity with Samuel Beckett’s work has enabled actor Fiona Shaw and director Deborah Warner to effectively translate one of his most insightful plays, Happy Days.

Fiona Shaw is slightly late, which is no bad thing; good actors make good entrances, even when they’re off stage. While we wait for Shaw in the bar of the Abbey Theatre, director Deborah Warner looks out the window and reminisces about a nearby cafe where ...