Not I review – a mouth steals the show in Rufus Norris’s strange and deeply moving take on Beckett

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What happened

Minghella theatre, Reading Soprano Claire Booth’s mouth is isolated against a black background to capture the racing brain of a desperate woman, with added operatic flair There is a long preamble to Samuel Beckett’s short play, performed in darkness…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:22:31 UTC.

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