Presented by Solas Nua

Not Beckett is an international rolling world premier presenting five new short plays as staged readings in conversation with Irish writer Samuel Beckett’s plays and biographies.

Together, the plays create a new canon, inspired by Beckett’s theatrical inventiveness, and challenge audiences to expand their idea of what Irishness looks and sounds like. These plays are written by femme-identifying and non-binary playwrights with Irish ancestry from across the globe. Writers for Not Beckett are: Jennifer Barclay, Olwen Fouéré, FELISPEAKS, Hannah Khalil, and Nicola McCartney.

Led by Chicago-bred playwright and Irish citizen Jennifer Barclay (MacDowell Fellow; National New Play Network Associate Artist, currently based in D.C.), London-based Irish-Palestinian playwright Hannah Khalil (playwright in residence at the Globe; Creative Fellow at the Samuel Beckett Research Centre), and London-based Creative Producer Alison Holder.

About Solas Nua

Solas Nua—meaning “new light” in Irish—is a leading multidisciplinary arts organization that is dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish arts. Based in Washington, D.C., their mission is to bring the best of contemporary Irish arts to the U.S.

All shows, artists, venues, and dates are subject to change.