A Godot that’s worth the wait

Masterful performances and minimal staging at the Abbey make Druid’s take on the Samuel Beckett classic as timely and vital as ever, writes Ciara L Murphy

Rory Nolan, Garrett Lombard, Marty Rea and Aaron Monaghan in Druid’s production of Waiting For Godot PIc: Matthew Thompson
Ronan Dempsey in The Words Are There, which is at Theatre Upstairs until May 20

Waiting For Godot

Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Until May 20

Rating: 

Many companies have placed their artistic mark on Samuel Beckett’s enigmatic Waiting For Godot. As Colm Tóibín writes in the programme notes, it’s easier to say what the play “is not about” than what it is about. This production is certainly not about a simple re-telling of this well-worn ...