Barry McGovern was born in 1948 in Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), Far and Away (1992) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990).
When it first came out it was so avant-garde people didn't know what to make of it. It wasn't the kind of well-made play they were used to. The problem is, Waiting for Godot is like Mozart: too easy for children and too difficult for adults.
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[Waiting for Godot] has been with me throughout my life. It's followed me around like a friendly dog. I've played Estragon, Vladimir and Lucky.
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Some people think of Beckett as a very negative writer. I think he's a positive writer. The last three words of [his novel] The Unnameable are: "I'll go on" - "You must go on; I can't go on; I'll go on."
Leading figure in Irish theatre and a foremost lecturer and interpreter of the absurdist plays of Samuel Beckett. He has played the role of Vladimir in Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" more than any other living actor.
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One-time member of the Abbey Theatre Company.
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Has performed in two one-man touring Beckett shows entitled "I'll Go On" (1985) and "Watt" (2010).
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Educated at Castleknock College in Dublin.
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Co-wrote two musicals and has directed plays as well as operas.
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