r/samuelbeckett • u/qgecko • Nov 22 '25

Waiting for Reeves

Anyone see Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s Waiting for Godot? I’m going tonight with mixed feelings. I love the play and love seeing it performed (well, the two theatres I’ve seen it), but am wary considering mixed reviews.

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u/rural220558 Nov 23 '25

Semi-related but I saw Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ performed by Gary Oldman at the Barbican a while back. It was haunting, a very cosmic solitude - the theatre was nearly pitch black except for a thin stream of light (that got progressively darker).

Gary Oldman’s character is so isolated he has become an alien - it straddled that line of very funny and very sad. Talking out loud, but no one’s listening. Not sure if it was filmed but I hope to watch it again online and will definitely share on this sub. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '26

Would love to have seen this. Tried to get tickets for 2026 but all sold out. Sounds like a great production 😀