Closex
Endgame
Mark Rylance leads the cast of Beckett’s tale of four characters completely isolated from the outside world.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Endgame
Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, LondonIn Beckett’s one act play Endgame, the aged and blind Hamm and his servant Clov co-exist in a mutually dependent and fractious relationship, with only Hamm’s parents, Nell and Nagg, legless from a biking accident, for company. They are condemned to a daily routine sealed off from the void outside.
Award-winning actor Mark Rylance plays Hamm. The former Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe is a hugely talented Shakespearean actor whose numerous stage credits include Much Ado About Nothing, for which he won a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2007 he won acclaim for his performance in French farce Boeing Boeing at the Comedy theatre, which transferred to Broadway, where Rylance won a Tony Award. He comes to Endgame fresh from a star turn in Jerusalem at the Royal Court.
Rylance is joined in Endgame by Complicité's Artistic Director Simon McBurney, who plays Clov as also directs the production, plus Miriam Margolyes (Wicked on stage, Blackadder, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets on screen) and Tom Hickey as Nell and Nagg.
Theatre company Complicité, which presents Endgame, has a reputation for producing boundary-pushing theatre. Its production of A Disappearing Number won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2008.
For more on Endgame, read our feature on Complicite or the First Night Feature.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Mark Rylance, Simon McBurney, Miriam Margolyes, Tom Hickey
director: Simon McBurney
sound: Christopher Shutt
costume: Christina Cunningham
designer: Tim Hatley
producer: Nica Burns & Max Weitzenhoffer
Ticket Prices:
£20-£46
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats Sat 15:00
- Duration: 1h20
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0844 579 1973
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Venue InformationHIDE
Duchess Theatre
Catherine Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 5LA
- Nearest tube: Covent Garden (250m)
- Nearest bus: 1, 4, 6, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77A, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341
- Nearest train: Charing Cross (625m)
- Parking: Single yellow lines in Russell Street. NCP in Drury Lane. Taxi rank at Covent Garden Piazza end of Russell Street.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 0207 087 7960 Minicom: 0207 087 7835
- Discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions. Dependent on production, please contact for more details.
- Limited mobility: F1 and F22 in the Stalls have the most leg room. Staff will also try to find suitable seating on the night.
- Access description: One shallow step up from Catherine Street on a slight slope – lower to the right. facing main entrance. 10 steps up to the Dress Circle (3 steep steps between each row). 20 steps down to the Stalls. Staircases have handrails on both sides, and some steps are highlighted. Auditorium open 30 mins prior to performance.
- Hearing impaired: Sennheiser system with 6 headsets. Avoid the first 3 rows in the Stalls and the boxes as the signal is not very strong there.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed into the auditorium if you are seated in an aisle seat or a box. Staff will also dog-sit in manager’s office for a maximum of 2 guide dogs per performance.
- Wheelchairs: Steps to all parts of the auditorium. Wheelchair users who need to remain in their chairs can use AAT Major stair-climber which lowers chairs to the stalls level, where there are spaces at N1 and N29. Please note, the stair-climber is not stored in site so advance notification is essential. Alternatively, if you are able to transfer from your chair, theatre staff will be able to assist you to any aisle seat in the Dress Circle, which is up 12 steps. Your chair will be stored in a cloakroom by the Stalls. Staff are happy to help. F1 and F22 in the Stalls have the most leg room. Staff will also try to find suitable seating on the night.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s by Stalls, plus men’s 8 steps up and women’s 17 steps up from the Dress Circle.
- Disabled toilets: One adapted toilet at Stalls. Door opens inwards.
- Bars: 2 licensed bars. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium. No steps from the Box Office into the Foyer Bar, through a set of double doors. There is another bar 3 steps down from the Stalls. Moveable seats.
