archytele The Vault

S1·E190 Not I (Samuel Beckett Season)

Aired December 15, 1982

Synopsis

Continues the Samuel Beckett Season. In one of the most extraordinary pieces of modern drama Billie Whitelaw, Beckett's foremost interpreter, performs this astonishing tour de force. Not I - the mouth suspended in space, caused a sensation when it was first performed at the Royal Court in 1973. Beckett himself is a great admirer of this television version.

Introduced by Martin Esslin. An Arena presentation.