NEARLY 50 years on after its premiere, Waiting for Godot, voted the most significant English language play of the 20th century in a recent Royal National Theatre poll, has lost none of its ability to amuse, bewilder and exasperate.
Essentially, nothing happens. For more than two hours, two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, wait on a near bare stage for the mysterious stranger, Godot, to arrive for a rendezvous.
We, the audience, look on as they chatter, quarrel, despair, and struggle to pass the time with only the arrival of the passing Pozzo and his slave Lucky, and two visits from a "boy", who comes with a message that Godot will not be arriving today, to break the monotony. What on earth is it all about?
The Compass Theatre Company's revival of its acclaimed 1990s production was enjoyed by a surprisingly full and young audience who left entertained but, I suspect, none the wiser than their forebears. PW
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