30 years in the making: a world-first for Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’

In a world-first, actor Samuel West (son of equally acclaimed actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales) has been cast in a performance of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape for a season premiering in 2036. Beckett’s extraordinary oeuvre, particularly Waiting for Godot, is a central piece of the Western theatrical canon. The Irish writer’s prolific works are the subject of the Beckett Biennale, which will premiere next year. But West has been cast for the festival’s sixth outing, more than a decade away, for a performance he’s already partially completed.