Company SJ

Performed in the unique exterior environment of the Barbican, this is Beckett inspired by the people and city of Dublin, re-inserted into the architectural spaces of the City of London.

Rough for Theatre I: Two vagrants, one blind, the other wheelchair bound, are locked in an uneasy encounter. For a brief moment, there is talk of joining up but hope slips away with a single gesture.

Act Without Words II: Goaded into action by an unseen force, A and B emerge in turn from sleeping bags to begin contrasting routines. Although they never meet, they are somehow connected.

Directed by Sarah Jane Scaife, who has been staging Beckett's work for nearly 30 years in many different countries, these companion pieces have been presented to great acclaim in Dublin and Toyko and respond to each location in a unique way. The all-Irish cast - Bryan Burroughs, Raymond Keane and Trevor Knight - are at the forefront of physical theatre.