Reviews for Waiting for Godot (June 11 2026)
“Waiting for Godot feels new once again, pulsing with vitality,” raves the Toronto Star. Samuel Beckett’s timeless absurdist masterpiece “fits like a glove in our contemporary society,” brought to life with “profound sincerity” by Paul Gross and Tom McCamus. McCamus “lends immense pathos” to the befuddled Estragon, while Gross delivers “some of his finest stage work” as Vladimir. Staged for the first time on the Festival Theatre’s iconic thrust stage, this production demonstrates how space can transform storytelling. As the Toronto Star declares, “if there’s ever a case to be made about how a theatre’s space and design can inform a play, Atkinson’s revival should serve as Exhibit A... well worth the wait.” The Globe and Mail praises the leads’ “sizzling chemistry” and “piercing performances,” while BroadwayWorld calls them “wonderful together,” noting that this production will leave audiences “reflecting on their own existence long past the final bow.”
