Irish actor Barry McGovern's reputation has been forged by his performances of the notoriously difficult work of his countryman Samuel Beckett.
Beckett's plays are often abstract and esoteric, knotty reflections on human existence and our place in the universe. As one critic memorably described his play Waiting For Godot, it's '...a play where nothing happens. Twice.'
McGovern came to the attention of an even wider audience with a short (and ultimately fatal) role in Game of Thrones. (Link here).
He is bringing his adaptation of Beckett's novel Watt to New Zealand for the first time in March, as part of The Auckland Arts Festival.
Photo: Supplied / Pia Johnson
