Samuel Beckett's Plays and Productions (1945–1989)

1. Beckett begins postwar French-language playwriting

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: Samuel Beckett, French drafts

   • Britannica
   • Nobel Prize

2. "Waiting for Godot" premieres in Paris

   Jan 5, 1953Labels: Waiting for, Th tre

   • Britannica
   • History

3. Beckett expands into radio with "All That Fall"

   Jan 1, 1957Labels: All That, BBC Radio

   • All That Fall
   • Nobel Prize

4. "Endgame" premieres at London’s Royal Court

   Apr 3, 1957Labels: Endgame, Royal Court

   • Endgame
   • Act Without Words

5. "Krapp’s Last Tape" premieres in London

   Oct 28, 1958Labels: Krapp s, Royal Court

   • Krapp
   • Royal Court

6. "Happy Days" premieres in New York

   Sep 17, 1961Labels: Happy Days, Cherry Lane

   • Happy Days
   • Gl ckliche Tage

7. "Play" premieres in German as "Spiel"

   Jun 14, 1963Labels: Play Spiel, Ulm Production

   • Play
   • Ulm Theatre

8. Beckett writes for film: "Film" with Buster Keaton

   Sep 4, 1965Labels: Film screenplay, Buster Keaton

   • IMDb
   • Film

9. "Eh Joe" reaches TV audiences in first broadcast

   Apr 13, 1966Labels: Eh Joe, German broadcast

   • Eh Joe
   • Nobel Prize

10. "Breath" premieres as part of "Oh! Calcutta!"

    Jun 16, 1969Labels: Breath, Eden Theatre

    • Breath
    • Oh Calcutta

11. Beckett is announced as 1969 Nobel laureate

    Oct 23, 1969Labels: Nobel Prize, Swedish Academy

    • Nobel Prize
    • Nobel 1969

12. "Not I" premieres at Lincoln Center Festival

    Nov 22, 1972Labels: Not I, Lincoln Center

    • Not I
    • Lincoln Center

13. "Footfalls" premieres at the Royal Court

    May 20, 1976Labels: Footfalls, Samuel Beckett

    • Footfalls
    • That Time

14. "Rockaby" premieres at SUNY Buffalo

    Apr 8, 1981Labels: Rockaby, Billie Whitelaw

    • Rockaby
    • Washington Post

15. "Ohio Impromptu" premieres in Columbus, Ohio

    May 9, 1981Labels: Ohio Impromptu, Columbus premiere

    • Ohio Impromptu
    • Encyclopedia com

16. "Quad" is broadcast on German television

    Oct 8, 1981Labels: Quad, German television

    • Quad
    • SRF

17. "Catastrophe" premieres at the Avignon Festival

    Jul 21, 1982Labels: Catastrophe, Avignon Festival

    • Catastrophe
    • Avignon

18. "Nacht und Träume" is broadcast as Beckett’s last TV play

    May 19, 1983Labels: Nacht und, S ddeutscher

    • Nacht und Tr
    • SRF

19. "Nohow On" collects key late prose works

    Jan 1, 1989Labels: Nohow On, late prose

    • Worstward Ho
    • Fordham OUP

20. Samuel Beckett dies in Paris

    Dec 22, 1989Labels: Samuel Beckett, Paris

    • Beckett Society
    • UPI