- Act Without Words
"Act Without Words" is the title of two plays by
Samuel Beckett :*"
Act Without Words I "
*"Act Without Words II "
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Act Without Words II — is a short mime play by Samuel Beckett, his second (after Act Without Words I ). Like many of Beckett s works, the piece was originally composed in French ( Acte sans paroles II ), then translated into English by Beckett himself. Written in the… … Wikipedia
Act Without Words I — is a short play by Samuel Beckett. It is a mime, Beckett s first (followed by Act Without Words II ). Like many of Beckett s works, the play was originally written in French ( Acte sans paroles I ), being translated into English by Beckett… … Wikipedia
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Words and Music (play) — Samuel Beckett wrote the radio play, Words and Music between November and December 1961. [Both James Knowlson ( Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett , p 497) and Stan Gontarski ( The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett , p 650) quote these… … Wikipedia
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