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Theatres in London are currently closed.
In the West End, the closure will continue up to and including 2 August 2020 (announced on 3 June).
The show below is due to open after that date so (on current information) it is likely to go ahead as scheduled.
15 Apr to 2 May 2021
The Coronet Theatre
Photo by Clare Keogh
Synopsis
How It Is (Part One) saw an unnamed narrator recount a journey in mud and darkness towards a fellow traveller, Pim, repeating his life as he heard it uttered by another voice.
In Part Two he has joined Pim, and violence seems the only way to make sense of his bizarre predicament.
Background, advisory warnings
Age suitability: Not available
Stephen Dillane, Conor Lovett, and Gare St Lazare return to The Coronet Theatre, joined by Mel Mercier and The Irish Gamelan Orchestra, for the UK premiere of the second instalment of Beckett's powerful prose work, How It Is (Part Two), following the success of Part One in 2018.
Gare St Lazare Ireland has an international reputation for excellence.
For over 20 years, joint artistic directors Judy Hegarty Lovett and Conor Lovett have explored Samuel Beckett's work, paying particular attention to works not written for the stage.
They continue their three-part adaptation of Beckett's masterpiece How It Is, engaging once more with The Coronet Theatre's auditorium and with the gleaming instruments of The Irish Gamelan Orchestra.
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Theatre
103 Notting Hill Gate
London W11 3LB
Dates
Performance days & times
Monday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tickets
£15 under 30s (Mon only)
£15 schools
Cast
Stephen Dillane
Conor Lovett
Music performed by:
Mel Mercier, the Irish Gamelan Orchestra, Nick Roth and Claudia Schwab
Creatives
Author: Samuel Beckett
Composer: Mel Mercier and The Irish Gamelan Orchestra
Director: Judy Hegarty Lovett
Designer: Judy Hegarty Lovett
Lighting: Simon Bennison
Production: Gare St Lazare Ireland and The Coronet Theatre in association with The Everyman (Cork)