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Waiting for Godot

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Waiting for Godot

By: Samuel Beckett
Narrated by: Sean Barrett, David Burke, Terence Rigby, Nigel Anthony
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There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. Yet it is both a popular text to be studied at school and an enigma. The scene is a country road. There is a solitary tree. It is evening. Two tramp-like figures, Vladimir and Estragon, exchange words. Pull off boots. Munch a root vegetable. Two other curious characters enter. And a boy. Time passes. It is all strange yet familiar. Waiting for Godot casts its spell as powerfully in this audiobook recording as it does on stage.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©Beckett Estate (P)2005 Naxos Audiobooks Classics Drama & Plays European World Literature Funny Witty
Philosophical Depth • Absurdist Masterpiece • Excellent Voice Acting • Existential Themes • Compelling Characters

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What made the experience of listening to Waiting for Godot the most enjoyable?

The actors.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Didi and Gogo

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Great performance. No over acting. I could really get lost in the story.

Great Book on Tape

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This is an interesting play during a time period where some theater was "the theater of the absurd". This play falls under that category, being set in one place the whole time with minimal scenery. The audible version was good...the only thing is that every once in a while I had to look in the text to see who was speaking. Usually I could tell the difference between the two main characters, but every once in a while I needed clarification as their voices are very similar. Overall, I enjoyed the story and voice acting very much.

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Maybe I am just a philistine but just to listen to this play; I haven't read it or watched it yet. But just to listen to this play didn't really spellbound me.
It was a little tedious to wait w/ the characters, well voiced as they were. This just didn't do it for me.

Maybe better as a viewed play

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A lot of different interpretations of this play's meaning have been proposed but I think the most obvious one, two men wrestling over their significance before an ever-elusive God, seems the most probable.

Thoughtful without being obvious or pedantic, often funny.

Waiting for God.....ot.

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It is absurd. Don't try to make sense of it. I opened myself up to it and was stunned by how exhilarated I was by it. I've watched it, read it, and now listened to it. All were excellent. This is a must read. Great voice acting.

Love this play

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