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Beckett's Classic Returns: Dark Comedy in Post-Apocalyptic Setting

2/26/2026

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The new production of Samuel Beckett’s classic play, directed by Dominic Hill, is co-produced with the Liverpool Everyman and Bolton Octagon.
The staging presents a post-apocalyptic setting, featuring a barren tree and a coffin-like truck, with Pozzo and Lucky adding to the darkly comic atmosphere.
Estragon and Vladimir are played by Matthew Kelly and George Costigan, delivering humorous yet bleak banter that underlines their confusion and interdependence.

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Story summary

The new production of Samuel Beckett’s classic play, directed by Dominic Hill, is co-produced with the Liverpool Everyman and Bolton Octagon.
The staging presents a post-apocalyptic setting, featuring a barren tree and a coffin-like truck, with Pozzo and Lucky adding to the darkly comic atmosphere.
Estragon and Vladimir are played by Matthew Kelly and George Costigan, delivering humorous yet bleak banter that underlines their confusion and interdependence.