Waiting for Godot

Feature by Lyle Brennan | 05 Aug 2009

Subversion? Experimentation? A simple lack of performance spaces? Whatever it was that inspired Dublin-based group Nod Nod, to bring Beckett’s classic to the public toilets of a shopping centre, their production is bound to be unique.

Bringing new meaning to the phrase, "a view from the stalls", this could be your only opportunity to enjoy a spot of avant-garde theatre while inhaling the scent of urinal cakes.

In turns poignant and absurd, this bleak exploration of emptiness, existence and ennui finds Vladimir and Estragon waiting without explanation for the arrival of the mysterious Godot.

This is worth a watch simply for the sheer resourcefulness needed to turn one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century into the most complex constipation metaphor of all time. Who needs Ian McKellen when the interval offers a near-endless supply of free handwash and the chance to buy a three-pack of ribbed Durex?