No better, no worse, no change, no pain. Nothing more to say, nothing more to do.
Winnie and her husband Willie are stuck in every sense of the word. Endless days and nights pass by while they struggle on, with only each other for company.
Samuel Beckett’s world-renowned play Happy Days comes to the Riverside Studios in a landmark 60th anniversary production. Brought to you by a multi-award-winning creative team, with direction from Trevor Nunn and starring ‘Beckett interpreter of the first rank’ (Observer) Lisa Dwan as our heroine Winnie, this is a spirited and triumphant revival most pertinent for our unparalleled times.
Dates: 11 June – 25 July 2021 at Riverside Studios
Creative Team:
Writer: Samuel Beckett
Director: Trevor Nunn
Designer: Robert Jones
Lighting: Tim Mitchell
Sound: Johnny Edwards
Cast Members:
Lisa Dwan as Winnie
Simon Wolfe as Willie
Review Quotes:
★★★★★ “A work of towering GENIUS… a masterpiece”
The Independent
★★★★ “A riveting play about human endurance, is masterfully done. A triumph.”
Evening Standard
★★★★ “Beckett would have doffed his cap at this.”
The Telegraph
★★★★ “Captivatingly performed. Infinitely Rich”
The Stage
★★★★ “A defiantly theatrical piece.”
Financial Times
“Dwan is an instrument of Beckett”
The New York Times
“A glorious and compelling revival.”
Broadway World