Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which the characters wait for Godot, who never arrives. Godot's absence, as well as many other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's premiere. Voted "the most significant English language play of the 20th century", Waiting for Godot is Beckett’s translation of his own original French version, En attendant Godot, and is subtitled (in English only), "a tragicomedy in two acts". The original French text was written "between 9th October 1948 and 29th January 1949 … after Molloy and Malone Meurt but before L’Innommable." The play follows two consecutive days in the lives of a pair of men who divert themselves while they wait expectantly (and, we find, endlessly) for someone named Godot. They claim Godot to be an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, admitting they wouldn’t recognize him if they saw him. To occupy themselves they eat, sleep, talk, argue, sing, play games, exercise, swap hats,... full article at wikipedia