Performances

The Samuel Beckett Symposium will feature several exciting theatrical productions of Beckett plays and other plays inspired and influenced by him, including new works directed by Australian directors.

Beckett's two greatest plays - Waiting for Godot and Endgame will be staged by Sydney Theatre Company and Company B Belvoir as part of the 2003 Sydney Festival, Sydney's annual arts festival.

Sydney Festival has also negotiated the rights to screen the Australian premiere of Beckett on Film - the extraordinary film series of the full canon of 19 plays, initiated by the Gate Theatre in Ireland three years ago, and directed, on location and in studios, by a raft of the world's finest film directors including Anthony Minghella, Richard Eyre, Atom Egoyan, Conor McPherson, Katie Mitchell, Neil Jordan, Karel Reisz, David Mamet and visual artist Damien Hirst. The venue for this astounding cinematic event will be the historic and iconic State Theatre.

Beckett on Vinyl, an innovative interpretation of WATT by Australian playwright Clara Mason, will be presented at the historic Mortuary Station in Regent St in conjunction with the Symposium.

Information about bookings and prices is listed on therelevant performance page.