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Samuel Beckett
Written in English.
May, wrapped in tatters, paces back and forth engaging in conversation with the disembodied voice of her mother. In the second scene, May's voice becomes subsumed into her mother's. She paces ever more slowly as the play progresses, and the light dims, so that by the fourth and final scene there is no trace of her.
Plays General
One Act
1
The recorded voice of Mother is also required.
20 May 1976
Produced by The Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre
Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works
1986
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The information for this entry was taken from 'Samuel Beckett: Collected Plays' (Faber and Faber, 1986).
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