Waiting For Waiting For Godot at Q Theatre
Schedule
Thu Mar 30 2023 at 07:30 pm
Location
Q | Auckland, AU
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This is NOT Waiting for Godot. This is Waiting for Waiting for Godot: a comedy about boredom that’s anything but boring. Two hapless understudies wait to go on in a production of Samuel Beckett’s iconic ‘Waiting for Godot’, but will their time ever come?
As they occupy their time backstage, the haphazard duo wrestle with questions of art, life, theatre and their precarious existence within it. Turns out, the only people who truly understand Waiting For Godot, are the understudies.
Hilarious, witty and absurdist, this comedy promises to be an unforgettable theatre experience not to be missed.
The 2023 Boyd & Brodie production marks the first time this outstanding piece has been mounted in New Zealand. This widely well-reviewed script from writer Dave Hanson won Overall Excellence In A Play award at the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival, and has since been produced in London, Los Angeles, Boston, Istanbul and Budapest to rave reviews.
The production features an all-star cast of Callum Brodie, George Maunsell and television’s Acushla-Tara Kupe (known for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Mr. Corman and Under The Vines). Director Michael Hurst is an Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit and a New Zealand Arts Laureate. He recently completed shooting the TV series The Dead Lands for AMC.
Theatre-goers do not have to work in theatre or have seen Waiting For Godot to enjoy this production. As we have all been made to ‘wait’, in one way or another over the last few years, Waiting For Waiting For Godot is bound to resonate with all.
★★★★★ “Delectable” The New York Times
★★★★★ "gleefully absurd and self-aware "- Critics pick - Time out New York
★★★★★ "An absolute Blinder” My Theatre Mates
★★★★ “Laugh out loud. Sharp script. Killer lines” Everything Theatre
★★★★ “Big laughs guaranteed!" Please Mind The Blog
“absurdist silliness, wit, and abundant charm" The Stage
"...smart, speedy and superbly silly." Minneapolis Post
"A back-stage comedic flight-of-fancy" Theatre World
“Hanson's Script Leaves Audiences Wiping Away Tears of Laughter" A Younger Theatre
Produced by: Boyd and Brodie Productions
Director: Michael Hurst
Writer: Dave Hanson
Cast:
Callum Brodie as Ester
George Maunsell as Val
Acushla-Tara Kupe as Laura
Please note: Show contains existential themes and some swearing.
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Where is it happening?
Q, 396-404 Queen Street,Auckland, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays: