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"Waiting For Godot", what's it all about?
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"Waiting for Godot" is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, centered around two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), who engage in various discussions and encounters while waiting for someone named Godot, who ultimately never arrives. This work is a reworking of Beckett's original French play "En attendant Godot" and is subtitled "a tragicomedy in two acts."
Composed between October 1948 and January 1949, the play premiered on January 5, 1953, in Paris. It has been recognized as one of the most significant English-language plays of the 20th century. The English version premiered in London in 1955. The themes of existentialism, the absurdity of life, and the nature of time and waiting permeate the work, making it a pivotal piece in modern theatre.
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