Irish Repertory Theatre, With ‘Beckett Briefs,’ Stages Three Short Works by the Master Playwright
The Beckett classic ‘Krapp’s Last Tape,’ which includes a master class in acting from F. Murray Abraham, is featured along with ‘Not I’ and ‘Play.’ Irish Rep’s producing director, Ciarán O’Reilly, expertly helms the collection.
For a master class in acting that takes less than a minute of your time, check out F. Murray Abraham peeling a banana in Irish Repertory Theatre’s new staging of “Krapp’s Last Tape.” That Samuel Beckett classic is the last and most famous of three short plays the company is presenting as “Beckett Briefs,” and it’s well worth the price of admission on its own.
That’s not to dismiss the entertainment value of the other two, even shorter pieces featured in “Briefs.” Expertly helmed by Irish Rep’s producing director, Ciarán O’Reilly, this collection poses the burning existential questions that inform Beckett’s work with a grace and buoyancy that serve both its playful absurdism and its fundamental, exquisite bleakness.
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