Endgame

by Samuel Beckett

Directed by Phil Davey

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Performance Dates: 24th January 2025 – 1st February 2025

(no performance on Monday 27th)

8 performances

Matinees on 25th and 26th January, and 1st February

AUDITION DATES

Thursday 19th September (18:30 – 21:30)

Friday 20th September (18:30-21:30)

Sunday 22nd September (10:00-13:00)

First auditions extended until Friday 27 September

CALL BACKS

Sunday 29th September

Tuesday 1st October

REHEARSALS

Read-through 6th October

Rehearsals begin on November 1st

There will be a Christmas break between 20th December and 2nd January incl.

THE PLAY

The play takes place in a bleak dwelling: some sort of refuge or bunker.  From its two windows, no signs of life are evident.  Nature seems be on the verge of extinction.  Hamm, blind, unable to stand and walk, passes time confined to an armchair acting out a routine of dialogue and motion with his servant/slave and possibly (adopted) son, Clov.  Clov, who is able to walk but not sit down, begrudgingly plays his part in the game.  At one stage, apparently in revolt, he strikes Hamm.  Hamm’s ageing mother and father, Nell and Nagg, each housed in a dustbin, having lost their legs in an accident, share reminiscences.  Nagg tries to amuse Nell with a joke, Nagg berates Hamm for mistreating his parents.  Towards the end of the play, Clov reports that Nell has died.  As the play concludes, he seems ready to leave but doesn’t.

CASTING NOTES

HAMM:

(Male, roughly middle aged)

Blind, his eyes covered by dark glasses, confined to an armchair, unable to stand or walk, and entirely dependent on Clov for nutrition, medication, locomotion and conversation.  The power and poetry of his voice and gestures are fundamental to his stage presence, not only for rapid-fire dialogue punctuated with pregnant pauses but also for long monologues which he delivers with the relish of a seasoned raconteur.

CLOV:

(Male, roughly youthful)

Able to walk and stand but not sit, a sort of servant/slave to Hamm, possibly his (adopted) son, providing him with nutrition, medication, locomotion and conversation.

NELL:

(Female, roughly elderly)

Lives in a dustbin, having lost her legs in a cycling accident.  She engages in nostalgic conversation with her husband Nagg.

NAGG:

(Male, roughly elderly)

Lives in a dustbin, having lost his legs in a cycling accident.  He engages in nostalgic conversation with his wife, Nell, seeking to amuse her with a long joke.  He delivers a blistering attack on their son, Hamm.

If interested in auditioning, please email Phil Davey to book an audition slot

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