FEATURED SHOW: Waiting for Godot makes a triumphant West End return, ★★★★★ reviews are in!

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Have you caught the current West End revival of Waiting for Godot, which has returned Samuel Beckett’s classic to the Arts Theatre, where it had its English-language premiere in 1955? Its strictly limited season must finish on 23 September 2017. A selection of some of our favourite review quotes is gathered below – as well as the new show trailer featuring some of them…

The timing of the production has taken on added poignancy with the death this week of Sir Peter Hall, who, then just 24 years old, directed that original production at the Arts Theatre 62 years ago.

Didi and Gogo wait on a country road by a tree for a man named Godot. All they know is that when Godot arrives they will be saved. If he doesn’t arrive they have to come back tomorrow and wait again.

AC Productions’ definitive Irish revival of Waiting for Godot stars Nick Devlin as Vladimir, Patrick O’Donnell as Estragon, Paul Kealyn as Pozzo and Paul Elliot as Lucky.

Waiting for Godot runs at the Arts Theatre until 23 September 2017.

New trailer

Review highlights

Waiting for Godot, Arts Theatre
★★★★★ – View from the Cheap Seat
Emma Burnell: “Don’t wait to see Waiting For Godot… The actors inhabit both the minimalist space and their own bodies in ways that feel both delightful and excruciating.”
Authentic version of Godot is well worth the wait
★★★★★ – Morning Star
Mary Conway: “Genuinely awesome… It’s a joy for the Beckett diehards, a revelation for newcomers and an existentialist blast for the cynics.”
★★★★ - The Stage
★★★★ – London Theatre
Georgina Varley: “Thought-provoking revival… Their (the cast) injections of well-timed hilarity are a credit to both themselves and the director.”
Waiting for Godot, Arts Theatre
★★★★ – The Stage
Heather Neill: “A welcome homecoming… Godot’s mix of existential angst and companionship hasn’t dated.”
WAITING FOR GODOT, ARTS THEATRE, ★★★★☆
★★★★ – Underdog Reviews
Henry Gleaden: “Brilliantly portrayed and quite beautiful… Undeniably what I’ve just watched is of high quality.
★★★★ - London Theatre 1
★★★★ – London Theatre 1
Peter Yates: “Near perfection… Great entertainment and a joyous delight in the exploration of language, in a show that is performed to near perfection.”
Waiting For Godot | Review | 8th September 2017
★★★★ – All Things Stagey
Becky Mary: “A fantastic addition to the West End.”
Waiting for Godot, Arts Theatre
Broadway World UK
“Spiritual, charming, revelatory and life affirming”
Stage Review
Stage Review
“Authoritative and superbly acted”
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