We are delighted to announce our line up for our upcoming conference.

With Niall Burgess ⁦Niall Burgess, Irish Ambassador in Paris⁩ and ⁦Peter Shirlow⁩ Beckett: Unbound 2024 ⁦University of Liverpool (@IrishInstitute) 's Twitter Profile">Irish StudiesUniversity of Liverpool⁩ ⁦University of Liverpool⁩ ⁦Unreal Cities⁩

Beckett: Unbound 2024 Centre Culturel Irlandais

Photographs by Cordula Treml

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⁦Samuel Beckett⁩ Beckett: unbound ⁦Irish Studies@LivUni⁩

Mariana, one of our fantastic Beckett: Unbound Student Ambassadors, has also spent time as Volunteer Student Curator University of Liverpool Library.
Read her blog about her experience libguides.liverpool.ac.uk/blog/My-Experi… and browse her collection of Contemporary Latin-American Voices: libbyapp.com/library/livuni…

#REVIEW - Beckett and the Wake by John Minihan – The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre University of Liverpool 'a fascinating insight into both Beckett and Minihan' northwestend.com/beckett-and-th…

John Maguire/ArtsGroupie Sylvia Leatham Irish Studies@LivUni '... scream no sound of any kind… no screaming for help for example… should she feel so inclined… scream… [Screams. ]… then listen… [Silence. ]… scream again… [Screams again.]
... '
Powerful.

Gerry Molumby Irish Studies@LivUni Extraordinary venue. The resonance of the two screams in 'Not I' was piercing.

#REVIEW - Beckett: Unbound 2024 at The Tung Auditorium 'sublime originality through ekphrastic compositions that delightfully reflect the dissonance so emblematic in Beckett’s work' northwestend.com/beckett-unboun…

#REVIEW - Rough for Radio II at The Tung Auditorium 'the strong Liverpool vernacular adds further depth to Beckett’s lines' northwestend.com/rough-for-radi…

Thanks to all who attended our Beckett: Unbound events. We hope to see you again in 2026! 🎭🎻

Thank you for bringing your energy, humour and creativity.
Good luck for the second chapter in Paris!

A fascinating afternoon yesterday listening to photographer John Minihan and his experiences with Samuel Beckett. Thanks to John and to University of Liverpool Irish Studies@LivUni for organising.

Hosting 🎭 Beckett: Unbound 🎭 was an honour - and great fun!
The fun will now continue in Paris where the honour of hosting is with friends Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris.
Au revoir et bonne chance🫶

The final performance of Beckett Unbound in Liverpool now off to Paris. Thanks to so many for their support University of Notre Dame BBC Arts Keough School of Global Affairs Liverpool Irish Choir SamuelBeckettSociety

Ecstatic to have seen 'NOT I,' Iive tonight in the atmospheric Toxteth Reservoir. Pitch black. A rare opportunity to see one of my all time favourite pieces. Still buzzing. Irish Studies@LivUni