... glance, a simple story about a dotty old lady who is scared of being moved into a home. But upon closer inspection clever layers of meaning, dramatic devices, and symbols begin to emerge. Talking Heads was first broadcast on British television in 1989, and won vast amounts of awards, including the 1989 Hawthornden Prize and ... Samuel Beckett, an Irish playwright. They both used very few characters, they both used very little onstage action and both write to the Modernist/Post-Nazi literary tradition. Samuel Beckett's most famous play was "Waiting for Godot-, released in 1956, and caused...

• Word Count: 2248
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School