
The Waste Land is widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century. Whilst it loosely follows the legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King, it also alludes to a vast range of world literature, music and popular culture, evidence of Eliot’s great breadth of interests and knowledge.
Composed for four actors, film and jazz quintet and directed by Adrian Dunbar, the piece was commissioned by the T S Eliot Estate in association with the Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival 2015, becoming the first authorised setting of the poem in its 100 year history.
By kind permission of the T S Eliot Estate
Supported by Faber & Faber