Irish literature Lady Says No!" (1929), and "The Moon in the Yellow River" (1931). While there no doubt that Samuel Beckett is an Irishman he lived much of his life in France and wrote several works first in French. His most famous plays are "Waiting for Godot" (1955) (originally "En attendant Godot", 1952), "Endgame" (originally "Fin de partie") (1957), "Happy Days" (1961), written in English, all of which profoundly affected British drama. In 1954, Behan's first play "The Quare Fellow" was produced in Dublin. It was well received; however, it was the 1956 production at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in Stratford, London,
Rich and Famous (play) Rich and Famous (play) Rich and Famous is a two-act play by John Guare. It premiered in 1974 at the Academy Festival Theatre in Lake Forest, Illinois, and made its Off-Broadway debut in 1976. Bing Ringling is an old "promising" playwright, finally about to have a play produced -- play number 844. "Rich and Famous" was first produced by William Gardner at the Academy Festival Theatre, in Lake Forest, Illinois, in August 1974. It was directed by Mel Shapiro and starred Charles Kimbrough, Linda Lavin, and Ron Leibman. Guare wrote the music for the play, which was performed by a