Peter O'Shaughnessy developed considerably. In September 1957, he staged the first Australian production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" at the Arrow Theatre in Melbourne with himself as Vladimir and Humphries as Estragon. It proved a hit with both audiences and critics. The critic of the Melbourne "Sun" wrote "so engrossing and well-done is this extraordinary adventure by Samuel Beckett regimented by Peter O'Shaughnessy's tender care that for me the evening passed by on wings". Later in the same year, O'Shaughnessy planned a production of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" for December, in tandem with a children's play to be performed at matinees.
Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel George Bernard Shaw. Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel The "Samuel Beckett"-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of offshore patrol vessels (OPV) ordered by the Irish Naval Service from October 2010. The first vessel is named , which is also the name given to the class. Construction on this first vessel commenced in November 2011, and it was commissioned in May 2014. The second vessel, , was delivered in 2015 and the third, , was delivered in 2016.. Vard Marine Inc. (formerly STX Marine) designed the vessels, which have features in common with an earlier design, the , in service