Endgame, by
Samuel Beckett, is a
one-act play with four characters, written in a style associated with the
Theatre of the Absurd. It was originally written in
French (entitled
Fin de partie); as was his custom, Beckett himself translated it into
English. The play was first performed in a French-language production at the
Royal Court Theatre in London, opening on 3 April 1957. It is commonly considered, along with such works as
Waiting for Godot, to be among Beckett's most important works.