<P> Waiting for Godot ( / ˈɡɒdoʊ / GOD - oh ) is a play by Samuel Beckett , in which two characters , Vladimir and Estragon , wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never arrives , and while waiting they engage in a variety of discussions and encounter three other characters . Waiting for Godot is Beckett 's translation of his own original French play , En attendant Godot , and is subtitled ( in English only ) `` a tragicomedy in two acts '' . The original French text was composed between 9 October 1948 and 29 January 1949 . The premiere was on 5 January 1953 in the Théâtre de Babylone , Paris . The English language version was premiered in London in 1955 . In a poll conducted by the British Royal National Theatre in 1990 it was voted the `` most significant English language play of the 20th century '' . </P>
<P> Waiting for Godot ( / ˈɡɒdoʊ / GOD - oh ) is a play by Samuel Beckett , in which two characters , Vladimir and Estragon , wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never arrives , and while waiting they engage in a variety of discussions and encounter three other characters . Waiting for Godot is Beckett 's translation of his own original French play , En attendant Godot , and is subtitled ( in English only ) `` a tragicomedy in two acts '' . The original French text was composed between 9 October 1948 and 29 January 1949 . The premiere was on 5 January 1953 in the Théâtre de Babylone , Paris . The English language version was premiered in London in 1955 . In a poll conducted by the British Royal National Theatre in 1990 it was voted the `` most significant English language play of the 20th century '' . </P>
who is the writer of waiting for godot
who is the writer of waiting for godot
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett