Not Beckett

Not Beckett is an international rolling world premiere of 5 new short plays, presented as staged readings, challenging and expanding the idea of what Irishness looks and sounds like.

These plays – in conversation with Samuel Beckett’s work – will not be adaptations but will instead be loosely inspired by a seed from the Beckett canon.

Written by femme-identifying and non-binary playwrights of diversified Irish descent across the globe, the goal is to use the inspiration of these contemporary classic plays to create a new canon.

Supported by Fishamble: The New Play Company, Irish Repertory Theatre, Jermyn Street Theatre, Villanova University, Samuel Beckett Research Centre, the T. S. Eliot Foundation, Maya Brin Institute for New Performance and the International Program for Creative Collaboration and Research.

PLAY SYNOPSIS:

Never Apologize by Jennifer Barclay

Three basketball players form a triangle offense; three different stages of life, and three different stages of the game. A story of rabid competition, true genius, and the terror of mediocrity -- breathing the rhythm of the court and cracking open the limits of the human body.

WAIT by FELISPEAKS

WAIT is about a woman who dreams on behalf of her husband and learns pretty quickly that she must dream for herself.

Duet by Olwen Fouéré

A duet for the end of the world. Two human migrants at a specific point in their journey. Are they the last humans on earth?

The Lighthouse Keepers Son by Hannah Khalil

In a hospital room a woman tells a story to a patient. It’s a story that they have been told many times before, but never quite like this. This time the woman is telling it her way. Like it or not.

I CAN’T REMEMBER THE by Nicola McCartney

Three people are trapped in a deceased relative's attic searching for a missing item which is vital to their future. The roof is leaking and looks like it might collapse.

Find out more about each writer at: https://www.notbeckett.com/

Running time - approximately 90 minutes without interval.