Godot Is A Woman

In 1953 a man wrote a play about waiting.

In 1988 he sued five women for trying to perform it.

In 2001 Madonna released What It Feels Like for a Girl.

It’s 2023 and we’re still waiting.

Since Samuel Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot, he and his estate have notoriously challenged – often legally – non-male companies that wish to perform it. A whip-smart interrogation of gender, authorial copyright and the cultural significance of Madonna’s 1989 album Like a Prayer, Silent Faces return with their trademark style of playful, political, physical theatre.

★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★ The Stage

★★★★ The Scotsman

★★★★★ ReviewsHub

“Extremely clever, amusing and provocative” The Scotsman

“Will have you laughing all evening and arguing all night” The Spectator

Featured in The Guardian’s 20 theatre, comedy and dance shows you shouldn’t miss at Edinburgh fringe 2022. As heard on The Guilty Feminist podcast and Radio 4’s Roleplay.

Post-show discussion and Q&A

Providing vital representation for women and the LGBTQIA+ community, Godot is a Woman platforms female and trans people on stage, in a time when female and trans bodies and identities are heavily politicised.

Facilitated by Silent Faces’ Jack Wakely (they/them), Cordelia Stevenson (she/her) and Josie Underwood (she/her) – joined where possible by invited guests and experts in gender studies – this post-show discussion will provide a safe space for Q&A and to discuss and reflect on Silent Faces’ practice, collaborative making process and the themes explored within the show.

Free of charge to all those with a valid ticket to a performance of Godot is a Woman. Silent Faces are committed to accessibility and safeguarding. Attendees will be invited to submit their questions digitally via an online platform in the 10 minute break between the show and Q&A.