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Act Without Words II

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Samuel Beckett 

  • Achoimre

    A 10-minute mime involving two players, 'A' and 'B', who are in two large sacks on the stage. Beckett specified 'violent' lighting and extended the notion by having the players prodded into action by a 'goad'. A is 'slow, awkward and absent' whereas B is 'brisk, rapid, precise'. A emerges slowly to set about his banal routine. Dishevelled and sulky, he eventually undresses and re-enters the sack. At this point, the goad prods B into action. He embarks on a more complicated routine, checking his watch and moving briskly to relocate the sacks on the stage before retiring back to his own sack. The goad, now on two wheels, awakens A and the cycle continues.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

  • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Total

    2

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    14 June 1963

  • Nótaí faoin Léiriú

    First performed with Spiel (Play)
  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    Performed at the Ulmer Theatre, Ulm-Donau.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Deryk Mendel

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    The Estate of Samuel Beckett

  • Seoladh

    c/o Curtis Brown Haymarket House, 28/29 Haymarket,
    London SW1Y 4SP
    England

  • Guthán

    + 44 (0) 20 7396 6600

  • Ríomhphost

    cb@curtisbrown.co.uk

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.curtisbrown.co.uk

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry is taken from various published sources on Samuel Beckett.