This week a new theatre play Waiting for Godot has had its premier at London’s West End Royal Haymarket Theatre. 

After one week of previews from 30 April till the 5^th of May Waiting for Godot has had its premier Wednesday The 6^th of May 2009. Waiting for Godot is a revival theatre play that was first staged 56 years ago. The theatre play was a radical new theatre play, people never saw a play like Waiting for Godot before. Critics and public couldn’t make up their mind loads of people did like the play and were pleasantly surprised, as well a lot of people were shocked after seeing the Waiting for Godot theatre play.

Now Waiting for Godot is back after 56 years! Waiting for Godot tells the story of two men which are tramps. The two tramps Simon Callow played by Ian McKellen and Ronald Pickup will be played by Patrick Stewart. The play takes place at one location, where and when is not known. They are waiting for the mysterious Godot and meanwhile have the strange almost poetry like humorous conversations.

Two well know actors will be performing in Waiting for Godot: Ian McKellen probably gathered most fame by playing Gandalf in the Lord of The Rings trilogy. But he did a lot more during his long career, McKellen has played award winning theatre roles in Othello, Coriolanus, Amadues and Richard III. McKellen played Magneto in X-men movies

The other big actor is Patrick Stewart! Patrick Stewart played several TV and film roles during his career. He iswell known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the series Star Trek. He played professor Charles Xavier in the X-men trilogy films. Patrick Stewart has played in many stage plays he is known for his Shakespearean roles. He starred in productions of The Tempest, Hamlet, Anthony and Cleopatra, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Waiting for Godot is often called one of the most important theatre productions of the 20^th
century.

Two great actors and the well known director Sean Mathiason has shown this 56year old play is still good for a fabulous night out. Waiting for Godot will be performed at the Royal Haymarket theatre tickets can be booked until Sunday the 26^th of July. Book your tickets now at gift-tours.com.

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