Irish Examiner View: Samuel Beckett’s iconic play echoes in Northern Ireland

Even an election is not seen as a potential fresh beginning for Northern Ireland.

Johnny Murphy and Barry McGovern in the Gate's production of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot'. Picture: Anthony Woods

Describing the events of recent days in Northern Ireland could be accomplished with a quick adaptation of the old description of Waiting For Godot.

Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece was memorably described as a play in which nothing happens — twice. Unfortunately, the impasse in Northern Ireland seems to be so long-lived that, in political terms, nothing happens.