Endgame

Story

Synopsis

Endgame tells the story of Hamm, who is reduced to living in one room, in which he sits blind and chair-bound. His only escape from his solitary world is the company of his aging, legless parents, who live in garbage bins, and his shuffling servant, Clov, who is at his beck and call, and who, like a dog, comes when whistled for. The only thing left for Hamm is to wait for the inevitable end. A pinnacle of Beckett’s characteristic raw minimalism, Endgame is a pure and devastating distillation of the human essence in the face of approaching death. “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness” invokes Nell, which summarizes the tragicomic nature of this timeless play.

Director

Ciarán O'Reilly

Writers

Samuel Beckett

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

14 April 2023

Ensemble

Cast

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  Bill Irwin

  Clov

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  John Douglas Thompson

  Hamm

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  Joe Grifasi

  Nagg

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  Patrice Johnson

  Nell