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Beckett by Brook

Mar 18, 2018 · 1h 1m
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Drama
Comedy

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With hindsight, we can see exactly how wrong the labels given to Samuel Beckett have been, since it has been said that his writing was sad, negative and desperate. Nowadays, it can be said that several of his pieces submerge us in the reality of human existence, but with an element of humor - and it is this humor that has saved us. Beckett rejects every theory, every core belief, looking for the truth. He observes people amid the darkness and takes them into what is vast and unknown about life, so they can discover their truth by taking a look at themselves and others. Like Beckett, we share their uncertainty, their search, their pain. This theatrical reflection by the masters of European theater, Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne, incorporates parts of Fragments, a piece premiered in 2008 and filmed in 2015 and which contains the short plays Rough For Theater I, Rockaby, Act Without Words II and Neither.

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CAST

Peter Brook
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Jos Houben
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Kathryn Hunter
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Marcello Magni
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Marie-Hélène Estienne
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Directed by Peter Brook

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EN
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ARTE, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Country
FR
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