Introduction: Beckett and the philosophical tradition of the absurd -- "Waiting for Godot" -- "All that fall" -- "Endgame" -- "Krapp's last tape" -- "Embers" -- "Two mimes: act without words I and act without words II" -- "Happy days" -- "Words and music" -- "Cascando" -- "Trios: play and come and go" -- "Film" -- Eh Joe" -- A general view