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WIN one of 5 pairs of tickets to see 'Waiting for Godot' at Smock Alley Theatre

Boards.ie: Niamh · 2014-08-05 08:49:47

We are delighted to have 5 pairs of tickets to give away to see 'Waiting for Godot' in Smock Alley Theatre! Tickets are for Sunday, 10th August 2014 Saturday 9th August 2014. You can read a review of from your Mod, The_Morrigan here. All we ask is that winners post something here in the Theatre & Performing Arts forum next…

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We are delighted to have 5 pairs of tickets to give away to see 'Waiting for Godot' in Smock Alley Theatre! Tickets are for Sunday, 10th August 2014 Saturday 9th August 2014.

Smock Alley Theatre presents Samuel Beckett's MASTERPIECE of world theatre WAITING FOR GODOT

A country road. A tree.

Evening.

Vladimir and Estragon wait endlessly for the arrival of Godot, discussing religion, contemplating suicide and crotch rot on a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes and nonsense.

A tragicomedy in Two Acts - Beckett's play pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existential post World War II Europe and man't inexhaustible search for meaning.
"They give birth astride a grave, the light gleams in an instant then it's night once more"

This play remains one of the most beautiful and allegorical of our time.

You can read a review of from your Mod, The_Morrigan here. All we ask is that winners post something here in the Theatre & Performing Arts forum next week about their visit to Smock Alley to see Waiting for Godot after they have seen it

The play centres around Didi and Gogo waiting...to be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets, post what you think was keeping Godot late from his very important appointment with the two? Winners will be chosen at random so feel free to post whatever you think - there are no right or wrong answers! Good luck.
Winners will be chosen at random on Friday 8th August and informed by PM

Tickets are for Sunday 10th August Saturday 9th August and are not transferable

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#2 05-08-2014 10:08am

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Godot had passed away during the night. He was in fact the late Godot rather that the Godot who was late.

I'm older than Minecraft goats.

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#3 05-08-2014 10:10am

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Missed the bus??!

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#4 05-08-2014 10:46am

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Alarm didn't go off.

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#5 05-08-2014 11:59am

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Leaves on the tracks, DART cancelled.

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#6 05-08-2014 1:26pm

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In all likelihood, Godot got laid.

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#7 05-08-2014 3:03pm

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I'd say he got cornered by a chugger.

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#8 05-08-2014 4:08pm

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Rush hour traffic! Can't be helped!

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#9 05-08-2014 6:02pm

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Elephant parade blocking the road

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#10 05-08-2014 6:14pm

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Too busy arguing on a thread in AH.

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#11 05-08-2014 7:39pm

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Godot? Sure he just went onto Boards.ie to check one thing, but somebody was wrong....

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#12 06-08-2014 12:08am

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damn, am away that date, good luck other people!

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#13 06-08-2014 10:33am

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Godot was out chasing after his cat.

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#14 06-08-2014 11:22am

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I'm reading The Quantity Theory of Insanity by Will Self.

One of his protagonists (a psychologist) develops the theory that the mental illness of any single individual is linked to the quantity of mental illness in that social group - as one person is cured there is a corresponding degeneration in the mind of others!

I often wonder was Self thinking of Pozzo's observation that

"The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops."

Well, I was.

Oh, maybe they were waiting for two other lost souls somewhere in the world to start waiting - so that they could stop - A Quantity Theory of Waiting?

Godot? Perhaps he was waiting for the next two lost souls - in 1953 - who knows? Maybe Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor would arrive?

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#15 06-08-2014 11:31am

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Godot was trolling them both and had no intention of showing up.

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#16 06-08-2014 12:01pm

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Godot was only granted a licence for 3 concerts! :P

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#17 06-08-2014 12:08pm

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Godot couldn't find anything nice to wear.

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#18 06-08-2014 1:17pm

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Godot was their imaginary/dead childhood friend, they are trying to recapture their youth but will forever fail to.

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Late for the sake of it

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#20 06-08-2014 1:33pm

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...

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#21 06-08-2014 2:14pm

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He was only home from Coppers with an hour!

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#22 06-08-2014 2:53pm

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He got trapped in AH.

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He couldn't get his hair right

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#24 06-08-2014 3:58pm

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There has been a *slight* mix up, the tickets are actually for Saturday 9th August as there is no Sunday show. Hopefully you are all still available on Saturday in case you win

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#25 06-08-2014 4:00pm

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Awaiting the arrival of Garth Brooks at the Aviva Stadium.

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#26 06-08-2014 4:03pm

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Godot was waiting for Mrs. Godot to finish changing.

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#27 06-08-2014 5:21pm

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They gave him the wrong date! ;P

Btw Saturday suits me

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#28 06-08-2014 7:51pm

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I have heard much talk of this play but never seen it..

I think Godot was dead!

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#29 06-08-2014 8:42pm

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I'm not waiting for Godot, Godot's waiting for me.

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#30 06-08-2014 8:47pm

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Godot was waiting to see if Vladamir and Estragon could figure out that he didn't exist...

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#31 06-08-2014 9:12pm

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Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

There has been a *slight* mix up, the tickets are actually for Saturday 9th August as there is no Sunday show. Hopefully you are all still available on Saturday in case you win

Sadly I'll have to bow out of the draw/raffle, I'm already spoken for on the Saturday.
Good luck to all involved.

I'm older than Minecraft goats.

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#32 06-08-2014 10:16pm

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Bankruptcy

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#33 07-08-2014 1:25am

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There is no Godot.

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#34 07-08-2014 6:31am

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Slept in

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#35 07-08-2014 8:31am

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Definitely a Shamrock Rovers match

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#36 07-08-2014 10:49am

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Great night out for some lucky winners.

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#37 07-08-2014 2:11pm

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Godot was late cause he just couldn't have been bothered hurrying up. It's why we're all late really. Unless you're late cause you forgot your Yasmin. That's a different problem altogether.

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#38 07-08-2014 8:06pm

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His sat nav sent him to the wrong place.

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#39 07-08-2014 11:06pm

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Perhaps he can see into the future

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#40 08-08-2014 8:00am

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Sadly, due to the phenomenon know as leaf slippage...

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#41 08-08-2014 2:32pm

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Closing this for the moment while I randomly choose the winners...I'll post back here shortly

Check your PMs!

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#42 08-08-2014 5:20pm

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Ok the 5 winners are:

1. litup
2. penguin88
3. born2bwild
4. R P McMurphy
5. arodabomb

Can those of you who have not contacted me yet, please do so? PM'd you earlier today. Thanks

Well done folks, I hope you enjoy the show!

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#43 08-08-2014 6:23pm

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The two people on either side of my post got picked.
FML

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#44 08-08-2014 6:45pm

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hi I can't use this phone so I will contact you. when I get to a computer! Thanks

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#45 08-08-2014 8:46pm

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Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

Ok the 5 winners are:

1. litup
2. penguin88
3. born2bwild
4. R P McMurphy
5. arodabomb

Can those of you who have not contacted me yet, please do so? PM'd you earlier today. Thanks

Well done folks, I hope you enjoy the show!

Well done to all the winners, I hope you'll come back to the forum and discuss your experience of the show.

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#46 08-08-2014 8:52pm

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Hi, I sent a PM now! Can't wait!

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#47 08-08-2014 9:56pm

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One winner cannot make it tomorrow so the first person to PM me can have their pair of tickets

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#48 11-08-2014 7:04pm

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Excellent show by the way, thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the tickets Boards.

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#49 12-08-2014 10:52am

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Thanks very much to boards and Smock Alley for the great night at the show on Saturday. It was a fantastic performance, great energy and the perfect balance of hilarity and tragedy and brilliant chemistry between the actors. Would definitely recommend a trip to see it before the run finishes up.

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#50 12-08-2014 10:56am

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Folks it would be great if you could throw your thoughts up on the review thread - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057259570

We might get a discussion going on the show then.

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#51 14-08-2014 3:11pm

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Closing this thread now as the comp is over but if you have any other comments about Waiting for Godot, you can post them here.

Big thank you to the lovely staff at Smock Alley Theatre for organising the tickets

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