An old man in his dressing gown moves around his bedroom, checking behind the door, under the bed, out of the window. Satisfied there are no intruders, he sits on the bed. Then he hears a woman’s ghostly voice…

Beckett’s first play written specifically for television, Eh Joe explores how one man is forced to face up to his past and the lovers he has abused and driven to destruction. Tormented by inner demons, he is made to relive everything he has tried to forget.

In this acclaimed production from the Gate Theatre, as the disembodied voice speaks out, a camera projects the face of Joe (Michael Gambon) onto a large screen intensifying every flicker of fear, anger and shame. As the emotional tension heightens, we are all forced to admit that we can’t escape our past.

'This must be the greatest half-hour in theatrical history... The great Gambon says nothing, and gives the performance of his life.’

The Sunday Times

'He brings forth a body of beauty... Few theatre works I have seen, either before or since, have lived with me so vividly.'

Herald Scotland

'Extraordinary'

'Wilton's powerful, poetic reading... finds remarkable subtlety in every phrase.'

The Telegraph

'The great Michael Gambon... made this show absolutely perfect'

The Scotsman

To see Gambon so emotionally exposed as his hangdog features react to Wilton's monologue is a beguilingly troubling insight into the mind of a man alone. -4 Stars

The Herald

At times heart-rending, the power of Gambon's interpretation really comes from its restraint. -4 Stars

The Times

5 Stars - Evening News

4 Stars -The Guardian

4 Stars - The Independent