University of Reading’s 2019 Beckett week, 6-9 November

We are delighted to welcome you to the University of Reading’s 2019 Beckett week, 6-9 November in the Minghella Studios, Whiteknights campus, Shinfield Road RG6 6BT.

Events include:

A conference on Beckett and Italy on 7^th-8^th November, 9.30am onwards. Minghella Cinema. You can book and find the fees and schedule here:

This link also allows you to book for the free performances on the evenings of Wednesday 6^th, Thursday 7^th and Friday 8^th as below:

Wednesday 6^th November 7.30pm. BULMERSHE Theatre Minghella Studios: Staged reading of Creative Fellow Robert McCrum’s play about Samuel Beckett and PG Wodehouse in Paris at the end of WW II directed by Michael Hoffman with David Horowitch and David Threlfall. Followed by Q &A

Thursday 7^th November 7.30pm. BULMERSHE Theatre Minghella Studios:. Premiere of Creative Fellow Tim Parkinson’s string quartet followed by Q&A

Friday 8^th November 6pm. BOB KAYLEY Theatre Minghella Studios: Public performance of ‘This Here: An exploration of fragility and embodiment amongst stroke survivors’, inspired by Beckett’s work, created and performed by Rosetta Life, a company that works with stroke survivors. Followed by Q&A

On Saturday 9^th November we will be holding the 2019 Beckett International Foundation seminar from 10.30 – 17.30. You can find the schedule, fees and book by following the link below.

Please register by 2pm on Friday 1 November: