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Waiting for GodotNewest Review: ... the standing parts were packed and every seat taken. The set design as I walked in was breath-taking. The whole play is set in one place but the stage was amazing. I wish I could post a photograph of it to show how good it was but it was bleak, grey and one twisted tree stood in the middle, coming through some broken boards. The lighting was exceptional and it felt like I was in another ... more |
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by - written on 14/04/09 (Very useful, 841 readings)
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When I saw the actors playing the main roles for this - Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, I knew this was a play I had to see. This sold-out quickly but was lucky enough to be on the phone for a few hours the day the tickets were on sale so I was only a few rows back on opening night. The plot is simple enough - two men - Vladimir (Stewart) and Estragon (McKellen) wait at a country road beside a tree waiting for a man they call Godot. Throughout the play it is not clear who Godot is or why they want to talk to him. While waiting they meet Pozzo (played by Simon Callow) and his servant who keeps tied to a rope and pulls along (played by Ronald ... Read the complete review

