作者简介
OriginallywritteninFrenchandtranslatedintoEnglishbyBeckett,EndgamewasgivenitsfirstLondonperformanceattheRoyalCourtTheatrein1957.'Outsideliesaworldofdeath.Insidetheroomtheblind,imperviousHammsitsinawheelchairwhilehislameservant,Clov,scuttlesaboutobeyinghisorders.Eachdependsfractiouslyontheother:HammaloneknowsthecombinationofthelarderwhileClovishismaster'seyesandlastremnantofhumancontact.TheonlyothersurvivorsareHamm'sleglessparents,NaggandNell,whosquatindustbinsupstageanddieduringtheplay.'MichaelBillington,Guardian