A Japanese sequel to Beckett’s classic play

Minoru Betsuyaku’s play, Godot Has Come, will be performed in Japanese (with English subtitles) at UCC’s Granary Theatre .

What would happen if Godot, the mysterious unseen character in Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play, Waiting for Godot, actually turned up? That premise is at the heart of Japanese playwright, Minoru Betsuyaku’s play, Godot Has Come. It will be performed in Japanese (with subtitles) at UCC’s Granary Theatre from February 19-20.

The play, written as an homage to Beckett, premiered in Tokyo in 2007 and according to its director, K Kiyama: “It had an extraordinary impact on the Japanese theatre world.” It reflects Japanese society which has moved from being family and community based to individualistic and somewhat controlled by technology.