I have seen this on multimedia and would love to actually perform it myself live in front of an audience. Samuel Beckett\'s writings are excellent if somewhat dark and disturbing at times. This particular play can be seen as quite disturbing as the focus is on the mouth of the speaker. It ... Read review
Following the acclaimed recordings of Beckett's Trilogy, "Molloy", "Malone Dies" and "The ... more
Unnamable", this title features two plays directed by John Tydeman. "Last Tape" finds an old man, with his tape recorder, musing over the past and future. "Not I" is a remarkable tour de force for a single actress, as a woman emits memories and fears.
Advantages: Fantastic monologue Disadvantages: is better to see it
I have seen this on multimedia and would love to actually perform it myself live in front of an audience. Samuel Beckett\'s writings are excellent if somewhat dark and disturbing at times. This particular play can be seen as quite disturbing as the focus is on the mouth of the speaker. It brings to mind the thought process that goes through our heads and seems to be based on memories of a person who we see as a dismebodied mouth. There are constant ... more
I have seen this on multimedia and would love to actually perform it myself live in front of an audience. Samuel Beckett\'s writings are excellent if somewhat dark and disturbing at times. This particular play can be seen as quite disturbing as the focus is on the mouth of the speaker. It brings to mind the thought process that goes through our heads and seems to be based on memories of a person who we see as a dismebodied mouth. There are constant questions and answers being iterated throughout the piece with the speaker avoiding saying the word \'I\'. The whoe play is said in third person and so continues to depersonalise it for the speaker and gives the audience a chance to apply the monologue to themselves. A powerful play that deserves to be recognised.
