Beckett’s work to live on in centenary bonanza

COUNTRIES around the world are to hold events to mark the centenary of the birth of Irish Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett in a bid to ensure his work lives on.

Michael Colgan, director of the Gate Theatre who is chairing the Beckett Centenary Committee, said his work would be performed in Dublin, London, France, Japan and 10 US cities.

Mr Colgan said performances of the writer’s work during April’s Beckett Centenary Festival would be a chance for new audiences to access the man behind plays such as Waiting for Godot, Endgame and Footfalls.