Images of Beckett

Images of Beckett by Haynes, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780521822589.

Photographs of Samuel Beckett by John Haynes, one of the leading theater photographers in the field, appear here with three new essays by Becketts biographer and friend, James Knowlson. Haynes photographs include previously unpublished studies of Beckett in addition to productions and rehearsals. Knowlsons first essay combines a verbal portrait of Beckett with a personal memoir of the writer. The second essay considers the influence of paintings on his theatrical imagery while the third offers a detailed account of Becketts work as a director of his own plays. James Knowlson was the original founder of the Beckett archive (now the International Beckett Foundation) at the University of Reading, which also houses the Beckett Collection, now the worlds largest collection of Beckett resources. Knowlsons previous publications include Frescoes of the Skull: The Later Prose and Drama of Samuel Beckett (Grove, 1980) and the highly praised biography Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett (Simon & Schuster, 1999). John Haynes was privileged to work alongside Beckett as photographer in residence at the Royal Court Theatre in the 1970s, when Beckett was directing his plays. Haynes continues to work with the leading directors and actors of British contemporary theatre.