Beckett’s Room tells the story of the Paris apartment where the famous Irish author and playwright Samuel Beckett and his partner Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil lived during the Second World War. The piece looks at the lives of Samuel and Suzanne within the context of the French Resistance, questioning the price of artistic freedom during censorship and what it means to oppose a totalitarian regime. It also addresses all of the anonymous lives in Europe that were affected by the war. It is a play without actors, calling on the audience to use their imagination while they listen to the voices of the characters through headphones and see the story unfold through the “miraculous” movements of the objects on the stage; spectators hear words, footsteps, laughter, the sound of the piano; a coffee cup is lifted and a book is opened, while the physical absence of the characters leads us to focus on their stories and on the changing world. Bush Mouzarkel, artistic co-director of Dear Centre, stated: “The idea of presenting a stirring and gripping theatrical story to an audience that can hear the disembodied voices of invisible characters is a form of interpretation that we think Samuel Beckett himself would have enjoyed”.