Two literary titans bond over cricket and existential dread—what's not to love?
This brilliantly witty new play starring Stephen Tompkinson as Samuel Beckett and Andrew Lancel as Harold Pinter, gives a wonderful insight into what the friendship between these two great men may have looked like. As well as being a beautiful tribute to their writing, the theatre of the absurd, and of course their love for the game of cricket.
Acting
Tompkinson and Lancel spar like they've hated/loved each other for decades.
Writing
Dialogue that makes cricket metaphysics surprisingly gripping.
Director
Guy Unsworth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beckett and Pinter really did share a cricket obsession; Beckett played for Dublin University while Pinter captained his school team.
The play premiered during the 2022 cricket season, deliberately timed to infuriate both literary and sporting audiences equally.
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