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I'll Go On

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Barry McGovern  Gerry Dukes 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Samuel Beckett 

  • Author Notes

    Selected from Samuel Beckett's trilogy of novels 'Molloy', 'Malone Dies', and 'The Unnamable'.

  • Synopsis

    I'll Go On is a one-man show based on the works of Samuel Beckett. The show consists of extracts from 'Molloy', 'Malone Dies', 'The Unnameable', woven into a continuous, coherent whole which contains the essence of the novels.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Performer Barry McGovern
Production Team  
Director Colm Ó Briain (2)
Designer Robert Ballagh
Lighting Designer Rupert Murray
Production Manager James A. Matthews
Deputy Production Manager Kevin Jackson
Stage Director Ann Myler
Set Construction Arena Construction
Stage Carpenter Fred West
Wardrobe Mistress Kay Shiels
Costume Construction The Costume Shop
Chief Electrician Sean Burke
Company Deputy Director Marie Rooney
Company Deputy Director Liz Heade

UNPUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Contact

    Not Available

RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    Rights for original material

  • Contact

    The Estate of Samuel Beckett

  • Address

    c/o Curtis Brown Haymarket House, 28/29 Haymarket,
    London SW1Y 4SP
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0) 20 7396 6600

  • Email

    cb@curtisbrown.co.uk

  • Website

    www.curtisbrown.co.uk

  • Not Available

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by The Gate Theatre.