The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've played Beckett. I put on in the 1950s the first Australian production of 'Waiting for Godot.' I played Estragon. The most interesting conversation I've had about Beckett was with a Dublin taxi driver.
I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a most charming man and I used to send him my plays.
The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love.
'Ghosts' is the most incredible play I've read for years.
The first play I ever saw - I was in junior high school - was a high school production of Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit,' which seemed to me absolutely magical.
Peter Brook's 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' I remember seeing. That was pretty early on. And suddenly, I realized how theatrical Shakespeare is, how alive, how wonderful it is when it's opened up by a great director and a great company.
I never saw the play, although I heard it was good.
Beckett's 'Stories and Texts for Nothing' is probably my favorite book.
Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.
I'm ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine.