Endgame review: Beckett's classic is still as bleak and brilliant as ever

There's much to enjoy in Druid's production of Endgame at Galway International Arts Festival 

 Aaron Monaghan and  Rory Nolan in Druid's production of Endgame. Picture: Ros Kavanagh 

 Endgame, Town Hall Theatre, Galway International Arts Festival ★★★★☆

 Samuel Beckett often spoke of Endgame as his masterpiece, high praise indeed from the author of Waiting for Godot and Happy Days. It is certainly a timeless piece of writing, and its world-weary humour seems altogether contemporary, though it was first produced in 1957.