Debauched King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and ...

Or is it just cranky, overworked, and in need of a stiff drink? Best Medicine Rep’s DC premiere of John Morogiello’s Blame it on Beckett is a hilarious reminder that sometimes, the real dramas ...

Samuel Beckett remains the theater’s pre-eminent master of compression. While his popular fame—one can almost hear him cackle at the phrase—rests on his longer works, primarily “Waiting ...