The Essay - Lost in Translation
Five essays about one of the twentieth century's most fascinating playwrights, Samuel Beckett, recorded in front of an audience at the 2014 Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The authors include John Minihan, the photographer who captured some of the best known images of Beckett, actor Lisa Dwan, now regularly performing his work, and journalist and commentator Fintan O'Toole.
In this edition, opera director Netia Jones explores the relationship between words and music in Samuel Beckett's work.
Producers: Conor Garrett & Stan Ferguson.
Published on Thursday, 18th September 2014.
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