Watt - Gate Theatre Dublin

by Samuel Beckett
Texts from the novel selected by Barry McGovern

Watt recounts the extraordinary adventure of an itinerant character who one day walks from a train station to the home of Mr. Knott, a mysterious man whom he will serve. His struggle to make sense of the events around him is conveyed with elegance, pathos and fierce humour by Barry McGovern.

From the opening moment, Samuel Beckett’s trademark poetry, melancholy and deadpan comedy draw you into his truly distinctive world view. This adaptation stands alongside the best of his absurdist stage plays.

Gate Theatre Dublin, an international exponent of Beckett's work, returns to the Barbican following our collaboration on the 2006 Beckett Centenary Festival.

‘Like an inspired form of stand-up comedy… both profoundly comic and absolutely tragic’ Scotsman

Part of our Dancing around Duchamp season

50 mins/no interval

Age Guidance 14+

4 Mar
Post-show talk with Barry McGovern
Free to same-day ticket-holders

Performed by Barry McGovern
Directed by Tom Creed
Costumes by Joan O’Clery
Lighting by James McConnell
Sound by Denis Clohessy
Music by Barry McGovern after Samuel Beckett