New theatre ticket and dinner package now available for Waiting for Godot

The package combines either a pre or post theatre two course meal at Galileo’s with a balcony ticket for Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

About the show

Two old friends meet to converse, joke and argue with themselves as they wait through one day and then another for the mysterious Godot…the combination of music hall, poetry and tension redefined what is possible in theatre, so that today Waiting for Godot is accepted as one of the most significant plays of the 20th century.

Stars Sir Ian McKellen and Ronald Pickup. continue reading »

One of the most successful plays of the season returns to the Haymarket Theatre Royal

In a year rich with diverse drama Sean Mathias’s 2009 production of Waiting For Godot for the Theatre Royal Haymarket proved one of the most successful plays of the season (indeed of any season) and broke all box office records for both the play and the theatre.

After a sold out national tour and an extended run in the West End, the Haymarket revives the production. Sean Mathias directs again with Ian McKellen and Ronald Pickup returning to their memorable roles as Estragon and Lucky.

Written by Samuel Beckett, Waiting For Godot exploded on to the London stage 50 years ago. It shocked as many people as it delighted. There had never been a play like it; indeed it was said that: “(Beckett) has achieved a theoretical impossibility — a play in which nothing happens, that yet keeps audiences glued to their seats.”

Today Waiting for Godot is accepted as one of the most significant plays of the 20th century.

Two old friends meet to converse, joke and argue with themselves as they wait through one day and then another for the mysterious Godot…

The new run of Waiting For Godot is booking from 21st January 2010 until 3rd April 2010.

Tickets range from £20.00 to £60.50 per person.