Krapp’s Last Tape

Summary

BBC presentation of a performance from the 2006 Royal Court production of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, starring Harold Pinter.

Theatre play

Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett [more information]

Play synopsis

One-man play. It is Krapp’s 69th birthday. He takes out his old tape recorder and reviews a recording he made when he turned 39, reviewing the past year. He makes a new recording commenting on the last year.

Production history

'The play was first performed as a curtain raiser to Endgame (from 28 October to 29 November 1958) at the Royal Court Theatre, London, directed by Donald McWhinnie and starring Patrick Magee.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krapp%27s_Last_Tape.

Date of transmission

Thursday 21 June 2007

Time

9.00-9.50pm

Channel

BBC4

Production company

BBC

Theatre company

Royal Court, London

Credits

Director

Ian Rickson

Producer

Richard Fell

Playwright

Samuel Beckett

Cast

Harold Pinter

Krapp

Additional details

Play tags

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Audiovisual sources

Title

Krapp’s Last Tape (BBC, 2007)

Archive

BBC Information and Archives [more information]

Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 14 June 2007 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 5; article, p. 116