A summer afternoon in 1964.
Two great playwrights, Beckett and Pinter …on a very sticky wicket!​
‘wildly funny’ Sunday Independent
With a SOIRÉE PERFORMANCE at 7pm on Friday, July 4th
ABOUT
BEWLEY’S CAFÉ THEATRE is proud to present the return of our SUMMER HIT...
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STUMPED (or Yes... No... wait)
By Shomit Dutta​​​​
Before Samuel Beckett became the playwright universally known for Waiting for Godot, he was a cricketer. He is still the only Nobel prize-winner to feature in the pages of Wisden as a first-class player.
His friend and fellow Nobel prize-winner, Harold Pinter, whose best-known works include The Birthday Party and Betrayal, described cricket as ‘the greatest thing that God created on earth’.
Stumped is a brilliant absurdist comedy, which explores the friendship between these two great men and the strains imposed upon it by the most civilised of summer sports.
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‘McGovern and Ford convey the brilliance and humanity of Beckett and Pinter’ Reviews Hub
‘Bairbre Ní Chaoimh directs this funny, clever piece of nonsense elegantly’ Sunday Independent
‘Perfect pitch for lovers of drama and cricket’ The Guardian
Duration: 55 minutes
Age Guidance: 12+
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BOOKING INFORMATION
June 23rd – July 19th, 2025
There will be a SOIRÉE SHOW at 7pm on Friday, July 4th.
Mon-Sat at 1pm (doors open at 12.50pm)
Tickets: Low-price Mon/Tues €10, Wed/Thurs €12, Fri/Sat €15.
SOIRÉE Tickets : €15
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Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible via the main Grafton Street entrance with a lift to the second floor.
CAST AND CREW
WRITTEN BY: Shomit Dutta
PERFORMED BY: Michael James Ford & Barry McGovern
SET DESIGN: Martin Cahill
COSTUME DESIGN:Therèse McKeone.
LIGHTING DESIGN: Colm Maher​
SOUND DESIGN: Ewan Cowley
STAGE MANAGER: Oliver Kampman
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Gavin Doyle
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