Description: The first dedicated performance history of Samuel Beckett's drama in London theatres from 1955 to 2022.
Brief description: Matthew McFrederick is a Lecturer in Theatre and the Co-Director of the Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading, UK.
Review Quotes:
"This is a landmark study that will stand as a reference point in both Beckett scholarship and performance historiography ... Richly researched and accessibly written, Staging Beckett in London is essential reading for scholars of theatre history, practitioners interested in Beckett's staging, and anyone curious about the endurance of one of modern drama's most enigmatic figures." --Drama Research
"Beckett's work has featured on the London Stage since the 1950s. This book lays out, clearly and comprehensively, a crucial part of the history of Beckettian theatre, and its relation to a particular, and very prominent, part of the international theatre ecosystem." --David Pattie, University of Birmingham, UK "A meticulously researched history argues that Godot's dominance has overshadowed Beckett's wider theatrical legacy ... The knowledge and love of the author for his subject makes this one of the best books on Beckett's theatre I have read." --The Irish Times