Samuel Beckett's 'Not I' trilogy explained

The legendary Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett was known for his head-scratchingly different, boundary-breaking plays, and his monologues ‘Not I’ (1972), ‘Footfalls’ (1975) and ‘Rockaby’ (1980) are some of the most out-there stuff he ever wrote. Three of Beckett’s most surreal and technically exacting works – infamously, 'Not I' is performed at turbo-speed by a mouth floating in the darkness – watching them is an often transporting, emotional experience. Earlier this year, Irish actor Lisa Dwan performed the three pieces to sell-out crowds at the Royal Court and in the West End. And now she brings them back to London one last time at the Southbank Centre. Here she helps unlock the secrets of these magnificently cryptic works.