Gary Oldman returns to the stage in Beckett’s one-act masterpiece at York Theatre Royal in spring 2025

A York Theatre Royal Production of

KRAPP’S LAST TAPE

By Samuel Beckett

Directed and Designed by Gary Oldman

By Arrangement with Doug Urbanski

Each year, on his birthday, Krapp records a new tape reflecting on the year gone by.

On his 69th birthday, Krapp, now a lonely man, is ready with a bottle of wine, a banana and his tape recorder. Listening back to a recording he made as a young man, Krapp must face the hopes of his past self.

With tickets from £25, Priority Booking for the YTR Director’s Circle opens on 6 November at 1pm, with YTR Members Priority Booking from 11 November at 1pm, and public booking opens on 16 November at 1pm.

Running time: 50 minutes

Venues: Main House, York Theatre Royal

Price: From £25

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