Endgame poster

Endgame

9.0(1)19891h 30m1

A performance of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame', a play in which nothing happens, once - unlike Beckett's first play 'Waiting for Godot' in which nothing happens twice. It is not a play about chess, in any explicit sense, but it does feature a lovable if curmudgeonly old man in a dustbin. Generally accepted to be Beckett's bleakest play - indeed after it's 1957 English debut at the Royal Court, the TLS's Olivier Todd quipped that it made Waiting for Godot look like "a cheerful operetta". However, Beckett himself described it as "the favourite of my plays." Although the programme was not broadcast until 1991 it was recorded in 1989 prior to Beckett's death and had his blessing. This production is particularly notable as it is first full-length television performance of the play.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tony Coe

Produced in

United Kingdom

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TV1 Jan 1989

Frequently asked questions

Endgame was released on 1 January 1989.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this