A paradox at the heart of Beckett is that he uses art to explore the meaninglessness of human lives, when many would say the prime purpose of art is to find meaning.
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The idea of this drama came from an interview with a Kurdish soldier who had fled to England seeking asylum.
As a half French, half American individual, I give in to a pastime common to double nationals, which consists of regularly comparing both countries of origin.
by Graham Buchan • plays, playwrights, theatre, year 2021 • Tags: Graham Buchan, plays, playwrights, theatre •
Oleanna, by David Mamet. Arts Theatre. Review by Graham Buchan. David Mamet has had a substantial forty-year plus career writing plays and films which drill into the deeper recesses of the American psyche with unrelenting precision.