{"id":2300,"date":"2024-08-19T19:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2024-08-19T19:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:18:03","slug":"waiting-for-godot-reveals-full-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/08\/19\/waiting-for-godot-reveals-full-casting\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for Godot Reveals Full Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Waiting-for-godot-Landscape.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2301\" style=\"width:658px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The full cast for the new revival of Samuel Beckett\u2019s masterpiece has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/waiting-for-godot\">Waiting for Godot<\/a> is considered one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. 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