BarryMcGoverninWattbySamuelBeckett(Schools)

 The performer, Barry McGovern, and the crew in Watt by Samuel Beckett were due to arrive in New Zealand after midnight on Sunday 15 March when the border control measures took effect leaving Auckland Arts Festival with no choice but to cancel the season. The AAF team will be in touch to arrange refunds for school bookings.

If you have any queries, please contact: Amy Turner, Programme Coordinator – Creative Learning • Phone 09 374 0339 or email [email protected]

Irish actor and legendary Samuel Beckett expert Barry McGovern performs his exceptional stage adaptation of the novel Watt for the first time in New Zealand.

Arriving in the countryside, Watt begins a slow, existential trek to the home of Mr Knott. But how will this itinerant manservant cope when he reaches the residence of his unseen employer, with a confounding list of duties and a collection of extraordinary characters

The great Barry McGovern has received acclaim around the globe for his one-man performance since 2010, and it remains among the finest, funniest and most popular Beckett interpretations ever. Capturing the essence of the writer’s dark worldview while amplifying his scintillating humour and wordplay, Watt will have you in raptures contemplating the absurdity of life – and discovering there’s so much more to Beckett on stage than Waiting for Godot.

School tickets
A limited number of school tickets are available to selected performances of Watt.
Suits Year 12 & 13 Drama & English students
Dates Wednesday 25 March & Thursday 26* March 8:00pm
Tickets $15 One teacher free for every 10 students booked
Venue ASB Waterfront Theatre
* A post-show talk with Barry McGovern & director Tom Creed  follows the performance on Thursday 26 March
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"Anyone who cares about acting should seize the chance to see McGovern perform. "  The Age

“It’s marvellous theatre and, strangely for Beckett, you leave with warmth in your soul.”  Sunday Independent

“Watt is a dramatic masterpiece. Acting does not get better than this, theatre does not get better than this.” The Saturday Paper

“So enthralling you don’t want it to end.” Sydney Morning Herald

“Singular, stealthy and distinguished.” The Guardian