I came across a 1954 paperback copy of Waiting for Godot - the 54th printing. Having sat through several performances of the play I purchased the old yellowed copy and took it home to read. I never understood what the play was about and considered it some sort of slapstick comedy. Having the play by Samuel Beckett firmly in hand I read it from cover to cover. Now I was upset that I was still unable to distill something meaningful. So I read it again without much luck. Oh I could see several threads and it was all some gibberish that must have been related to the time. So I Googled Godot and found a dozen different interpretations of Becketts work. The 54th printing meant to me that there was a huge demand for the book but what was truly on peoples minds when they bought the book. The play was first produced in Paris in 1952-3 so I assume it must be associated with some movement in Paris about that time. I get what I read and agree to almost all of the interpretations - but why so popular? Does anyone have a good understanding of what this play was about? If I see it again I will be familiar with all the lines and shenanigans on stage but have still not decided why this was an important play - enough to be staged recently, 61 years later - comments most welcome. I KNOW IT WAS NEW AT THE TIME...
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:15:58 +0000
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