THE GATE THEATRE FIRST EVER
ALL IRELAND (32 COUNTY) TOUR
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

September – October 2008

“The Gate production is definitive, not just in Irish but in global terms…probably the closest we will ever get to the perfect official Godot”
- The Irish Times

Starring
Stephen Brennan · Barry McGovern · Johnny Murphy · Alan Stanford

In September and October, the Gate Theatre, in association with its partners Ulster Bank, the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Arts Council, will embark on its first ever all Ireland (32 County) tour. As part of the theatre’s 80th anniversary celebrations, the Gate’s acclaimed production of Waiting for Godot will tour to 40 venues across the 32 counties of Ireland, playing for one night only in each venue. The tour, which will also mark the 20th anniversary of this now legendary production, will include the original cast members.

In 1987, Samuel Beckett asked Michael Colgan to produce Waiting for Godot at the Gate, and requested that Walter Asmus - his assistant director on the famous Schiller Theatre production - direct. Hailed by the international press as “the definitive Godot”, this production has since toured all over the world, including China, Melbourne and Toronto, receiving unprecedented critical acclaim. It was also a central part of the Gate’s Beckett Festivals in Dublin (1991 and 2006), NewYork (1996) and London (1999 and 2006).

For further information, please visit the official website, www.godotontour.ie