Waiting For Godot

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About Waiting For Godot

Waiting for Godot returns to theatreland, on in the West End for 2024/2025. Two huge acting stars drive the plot; the acclaimed film, TV and stage actor Lucian Msamati of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Death in Paradise fame plays Estragon. Vladimir is played by Ben Whishaw, who has also wowed us in too many productions to list including Mojo, Hamlet, Skyfall, Spectre and No Time To Die.

Add the fact that this happens to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century and the signs are looking particularly good. Don’t miss the play that changed the rules forever. Waiting for Godot hits the stage at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a strictly limited season from September 2024.

What's the story of Waiting For Godot?

The plot focuses on two men who are waiting for a man called Godot, standing next to a tree chatting. They have no idea who Godot is, what time he’ll arrive or why they’re meant to be meeting him, but they know it’ll be amazing.

The hope that the mere thought of Godot inspires in the men, and in other characters that come along, gives them the dignity they need to rise above life’s madness and disappointments. As the dialogue says, “Let us do something, while we have the chance… at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it before it is too late!”

Who is starring in Waiting For Godot?

The cast is led by Lucian Msamati as Estragon and Ben Whishaw as Vladimir, with the remaining cast to be confirmed nearer the time.

Buy the best theatre tickets for Waiting For Godot to see the man who delighted audiences with Black, Eternal Peace Asylum, Loot, Urfaust, Rocky Horror Picture Show and more playing Estragon. He’s also thrilled us on TV with a multitude of roles including Gangs of London, Chemistry of Death, Dark Materials, Luther, Game of Thrones, Richard III, and Spooks.

Ben Whishaw plays Vladimir in the new production. His many theatre credits included Peter and Alice at the Noel Coward, Some Trace of Her and The Seagull, both at the National Theatre, and The Crucible on Broadway. Ben’s film credits include Tom Hooper’s multi award-winning The Danish Girl, and Passages with Franz Rogowski and Adèle Exarchopoulos. He appeared in Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, with Claire Foy and Frances McDormand, a role for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award, a Hollywood Critics Association Film Award, and long-listed for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor.

Who is on the Waiting For Godot creative team?

Written by Samuel Beckett and Directed by James Macdonald, the remaining creatives will be announced nearer the time.

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Playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket (venue info)

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