Geoffrey Whitworth was praised by what Irish playwright who wrote more than sixty plays, including "Man and Superman"?
Geoffrey Whitworth Geoffrey Arundel Whitworth CBE ( 7 April 1883 - 9 September 1951) was an English lecturer and author who sought to promote amateur and professional theatre through the formation of the British Drama League, acting as its director for many years. Whitworth was instrumental in the founding of the National Theatre, and served the committee lobbying for this as its secretary. Though not an actor, he was praised by George Bernard Shaw as one of the most important figures in the history of British theatre. The library he assembled is a large and important collection, now held at the Theatre Museum at Covent Garden.
Breath (play) Breath is a notably short stage work by Samuel Beckett. An altered version was first included in Kenneth Tynan's revue "Oh! Calcutta!", at the Eden Theatre in New York City on June 16, 1969. The UK premiere was at the Close Theatre Club in Glasgow in October 1969; this was the first performance of the text as written. The second performance, and the English premiere, was at a benefit held at the Oxford Playhouse on March 8, 1970. “The first accurate publication appeared in "Gambit" 4.16 (1969): 5–9, with a manuscript facsimile.”