Krapp's Last Tape (Off-Broadway, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 2025) | Playbill

Krapp's Last Tape

Off-Broadway
Solo
Play
One Act
Revival

Legendary Irish actor Stephen Rea takes on Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape in a revelatory new production directed by Vicky Featherstone. Direct from its acclaimed run at London’s Barbican, this gripping solo performance explores memory, regret, and the passage of time with Beckett’s signature wit and stark poetry. Rea, known for his mesmerizing stage and screen presence, delivers a tour-de-force portrayal of a man confronting his past through old recordings of himself. Produced by one of Ireland’s leading theatre companies, Landmark Productions, and under Featherstone’s masterful direction, the production strips Krapp’s Last Tape to its essence, heightening its emotional power and dark humor. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness one of the greatest living actors in an unforgettable Beckett classic.



SYNOPSIS: Every year on his birthday, Krapp has tape-recorded an assessment of his life so far. Now, having just turned 69, he listens with mixed emotions to the tape he made 30 years earlier. Anger and regret entwine in ironic counterpoint with a memory of epiphany, just as the voice of Krapp’s long-ago self counterpoints the new recording he now begins to make.

Directed by Vicky Featherstone

Performed by Stephen Rea

  • Running Time: 55 minutes, with no intermission
  • playwright: Samuel Beckett