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Not Beckett, The Plays
Female and Non-binary Irish Playwrights Respond
Not Beckett, The Plays
Female and Non-binary Irish Playwrights Respond
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Five new short plays, including author commentaries, from female and non-binary writers of Irish heritage in response to Samuel Beckett.
What does Irish heritage mean to members of the modern-day diaspora? Global playwrights Olwen Fouéré, Jennifer Barclay, FELISPEAKS, Nicola McCartney and Hannah Khalil make their mark with five unique pieces loosely inspired by seeds from the Beckett canon.
Originally staged for the international Not Beckett festival 2024-25, a festival created by writers Hannah Khalil and Jennifer Barclay to expand on the idea of what Irishness looks and sounds like. Premiering in October 2024 at London's Jermyn Street Theatre, the plays were then staged internationally with partners on the project: The Samuel Beckett Research Centre in Reading, the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York, Fishamble in Dublin in collaboration with the Lir Academy, and Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA, amongst others.
Each short play provides an ideal vehicle for students and readers to further explore the artistic influence of Samuel Beckett's work through a modern-day, multicultural lens. The collection is introduced by Dr Matthew McFrederick, Co-Director of the Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading, who considers the plays in the anthology and their impact.
duet by Olwen Fouéré
Never Apologize by Jennifer Barclay
WAIT; by FELISPEAKS
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE by Nicola McCartney
The Lighthouse Keeper's Son by Hannah Khalil
Table of Contents
Introduction by Dr Matthew Frederick, Co-Director of the Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading
Cast and Creatives from the Jermyn Street Theatre Productions
A Note on the Order of the Plays
Introduction by Olwen Fouéré
duet by Olwen Fouéré
Introduction by Jennifer Barclay
Never Apologize by Jennifer Barclay
Introduction by FELISPEAKS
WAIT; by FELISPEAKS
Introduction by Nicola McCartney
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE by Nicola McCartney
Introduction by Hannah Khalil
The Lighthouse Keeper's Son by Hannah Khalil
Product details

Published | 24 Jul 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 88 |
ISBN | 9781350547261 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Methuen Drama Play Collections |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |