![]() What is probably less so, under these conditions, is first of all to write a play, and then, having done so, not to have the ghost of a notion about it either. To Michael Polac: You asked me for my notions about "En attendant Godot," extracts from which you are doing me the honor of broadcasting at the Club d' Essai, and at the same time for my notions about dramatic art. The second is to Desmond Smith, who wanted to produce "Godot" in Canada. Beckett, who refused to be interviewed about his work, wrote the first of these two letters as an introduction to the performance. Before the play finally went into production, Beckett accepted an invitation from Michael Polac, the director of the avant-garde radio program Club d'Essai, to have parts of the play read over the air. ![]() "Waiting for Godot" was completed in 1949 but wasn't produced until 1953 (in French, in Paris). LETTERS from Samuel Beckett to Michael Polac (Paris, 1952) and Desmond Smith (Apr. ![]()
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