written by Samuel Beckett
directed by Vicky Featherstone
starring Stephen ReaLandmark Productions

★★★★★ The Irish Times ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ Financial Times ★★★★ Irish Examiner ★★★★ Daily Mail ★★★★ Irish Mail on Sunday ★★★★ The Arts Review

Stephen Rea’s ‘triumph‘ (★★★★★ The Irish Times) of a performance has captivated audiences and wowed critics. 

This summer, Stephen Rea will return to Dublin in Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape at Pavilion Theatre for a limited run from 22 – 25 July – the only Irish performances this year. We are delighted to announce that the production will also tour to the NYU Skirball from 8 – 19 October, thanks to the support of Culture Ireland. The production enjoyed sold-out runs earlier this year, in Australia, where Landmark made its Australian debut as part of the Adelaide Festival from 27 February – 8 March, as well as the Barbican in London from 30 April – 3 May.

★★★★ ‘Stephen Rea is hauntingly good in Beckett’s masterpiece’ – The Guardian
‘You’ll never spend a more rewarding 55 minutes in the theatre’ – Sunday Independent

In Beckett’s one-act play we meet Krapp, a man in his late sixties. Every year, on his birthday, Krapp records a new tape – a review of the year just gone. But on this occasion – his 69th birthday – he listens back to a tape he recorded years before. 

Twelve years ago, Stephen Rea recorded the earlier tapes. He said: 

I had no certainty that one day I might play Krapp, but I thought it a good idea to pre-record the early tapes so that the voice quality would differ significantly from that of the older character, should the opportunity ever arise to use it.

These are the tapes that are used in the current production.

Krapp’s Last Tape was the first production in Landmark’s 20th anniversary year. It played a sell-out run at Project Arts Centre in Jan/Feb 2024.

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