No's Knife review " a marathon and a triumph
Old Vic, LondonLisa Dwan's adaptation of Beckett's 13 short prose pieces is a feat of memory, dedication and courageThere is no mystery about why Samuel Beckett's No's Knife at the Old Vic has not been performed before: it was not written for the stage. An adaptation of Beckett's 13 short prose pieces Texts for Nothing (1950-52), it is now a 70-minute offering performed by the extraordinary Lisa Dwan " Irish actor an…