‘On Beckett’ Returns to Irish Rep, and Its Star, Bill Irwin, Is as Essential as Ever

Irwin has shined in diverse roles on television and on stage, but nowhere have his distinctive talents as both a physical comedian and a deft interpreter of dense text been better served than in Beckett’s plays.

Carol Rosegg
Bill Irwin in 'On Beckett.' Carol Rosegg

One of last year’s most delightful theater productions was a one-man show called “All the Devils Are Here,” in which the veteran trouper Patrick Page demystified Shakespeare by combining excerpts from the Bard’s plays — with a focus on their villains, as the title suggests — with elegant, witty, and highly accessible insights into the material.

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