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Breath

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Playwright

Samuel Beckett
Synopsis

Breath lasts less than a minute. On a set full of rubbish, a person cries out, then breathes in again.
Play Type

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Number Of Acts

One Act

Original Production

Date of First Production

16 June 1969
Production Notes
Opened as a prologue to Kenneth Tynan's Oh! Calcutta!
Venue Notes

Produced at The Eden Theatre, New York

Original Cast

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
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

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The information for this entry is taken from various published sources on Samuel Beckett.

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