Come and Go

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"Come and Go" is a short, minimalist play by Samuel Beckett, renowned for its precise language and tightly choreographed staging, in which Billie Whitelaw gave a celebrated performance.

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Come and Go canonical 2

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instanceOf minimalist play ⓘ
play ⓘ
short play ⓘ
approximateDuration very short ⓘ
author Samuel Beckett ⓘ
authorNationality Irish ⓘ
character Flo ⓘ
Ru ⓘ
Vi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
dialogueStyle economical ⓘ
elliptical ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
firstPerformanceYear 1965 ⓘ
form one-act play ⓘ
genre absurdist theatre ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasStageDirections yes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ
notableFeature precise language ⓘ
tightly choreographed staging ⓘ
notableInterpreter Billie Whitelaw ⓘ
notablePerformanceBy Billie Whitelaw ⓘ
numberOfCharacters 3 ⓘ
originalMedium stage ⓘ
partOf Samuel Beckett's dramatic works ⓘ
period 20th-century theatre ⓘ
setting a bench ⓘ
unspecified location ⓘ
structure single scene ⓘ
style highly choreographed ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ
theme aging ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
secrecy ⓘ
writer Samuel Beckett ⓘ

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Billie Whitelaw → notableWork → Come and Go ⓘ
Billie Honor Whitelaw → notableWork → Come and Go ⓘ