▁events ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁life ; ▁what ▁resulted ▁was ▁Kra pp ’ s ▁Last ▁T ape . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁Festival ▁with ▁actor ▁Douglas ▁Rain ▁( the ▁voice ▁of ▁H AL ▁ 9 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁A ▁Space ▁Od ys sey ) ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁the ▁American ▁actor - direct or ▁Joe ▁Cha ik in ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁adapt ing ▁the ▁piece ▁for ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁sought ▁advice ▁from ▁Beck ett ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Paris . ▁Beck ett ▁was ▁support ive ▁and ▁was ▁happy ▁to ▁talk ▁the ▁matter ▁over ▁with ▁him . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁this ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁though . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁Beck ett ▁suggested ▁the ▁following ▁set - up ▁to ▁Sh iva un ▁O ’ Case y ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion ▁to ▁Play : ▁▁ ▁" M oon light , ▁ash can ▁a ▁little ▁left ▁of ▁centre . ▁Enter ▁man ▁left , ▁lim ping , ▁with ▁stick , ▁shadow ing ▁in ▁paint ▁general ▁light ing ▁along . ▁Adv ances ▁to ▁can , ▁ra ises ▁lid , ▁push es ▁about ▁inside ▁with ▁cro ok ▁of ▁stick , ▁inspect s ▁and ▁reject s ▁( put s ▁back ▁in ▁can ) ▁an ▁un ident ifiable ▁refuse , ▁fish es ▁out ▁finally ▁t atter ed ▁ms .