Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett had a sell-out audience in the Royal Lyceum last night. Druid Theatre presented a thought-provoking interpretation rather than one aimed at the potential of the farcical elements of the script. This made the giggling of some of our female neighbours sound nervous and, slightly, out-of-place.

The excellent diction carried every word to the back of the circle and allowed us plenty of opportunity to mull over Beckett’s observations. I thought Marty Rea’s performance as Vladimir had a caring humanity I haven’t seen in this part before.

The most recent production of this play I’ve seen was also in the Royal Lyceum theatre and starred Brian Cox and Bill Paterson. I thought theirs was a much funnier experience with huge energy between the two leads. However, comparisons are not always helpful and it’ll take a few days for the finer points of Garry Hines direction to seep through.

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