Krapp's Last Tape

About “Krapp's Last Tape”

Krapp's Last Tape is a 1958 one-act play written by Samuel Beckett. It was written for the Irish actor Patrick Magee and was initially titled "Magee monologue." The play features a single character and was inspired by Beckett's experience of hearing Magee read excerpts from his works Molloy and From an Abandoned Work on the BBC Third Programme in December 1957. The play was first performed in 1958 as part of the British theatrical scene. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)