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Happy Days

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Samuel Beckett 

  • Achoimre

    Winnie is buried up to her waist in a mound of sand. Winnie's husband, Willie, appears only occasionally from his tunnel behind the mound. Winnie's opening words, 'Another heavenly day', set the tone for a long monologue which lasts until she can no longer busy herself with the contents of her enormous handbag. She follows the routine of the day – praying, brushing her teeth, reminiscing about the past and endlessly trying to recall 'unforgettable lines' that she has once read. By the end of the second act she is buried up to her neck, but she carries on chattering cheerfully.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    1

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    2

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    17 September 1961

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    First presented at the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Willie John C. Beecher
Winnie Ruth White
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Alan Schneider
Seit William Ritman

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works

  • Bliain

    1986

  • Foilsithe ag

    Faber and Faber

  • Seoladh

    74-77 Great Russell Street
    London WC1B 3DA
    England

  • Guthán

    + 44 (0)20 7465 0045

  • Ríomhphost

    contact@faber.co.uk

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.faber.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0571144861

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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, and a New York Times review.