Samuel Beckett with Nicol Williamson as Vladimir and Alfred Lynch as Estragon in Waiting for Godot Royal Court Theatre 30 Dec 1964

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Samuel Beckett with Nicol Williamson as Vladimir and Alfred Lynch as Estragon in Waiting for Godot Royal Court Theatre 30 Dec 1964

William Hewison (1925-2002)

Price

£950

Signed

Signed, inscribed with title and 'Punch issue' and dated '13 Jan 1965'

Medium

Ink and watercolour

Dimensions

9 ¾ x 14 inches

Provenance

The Estate of Michael Bateman

Illustrated

Punch, 13 January 1965, page 64

Exhibited

'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1807-2026' Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2026-January 2027, no 181

This version of Samuel Beckett’s famous
Waiting for Godot opened at the Royal Court Theatre
on 30 December 1964. It was the first West End
revival since the play’s British premiere in August
1955 at the Arts Theatre. It ran for just under five
weeks, closing on 30 January 1965.