‘Rough for Theatre I’ is a short play by Beckett that looks at dependency dynamics between a blind man and a man in a wheelchair, who come together in a liminal apocalyptic setting and offer one another joint-dependence to better function. In its short duration it treats this dynamic as a satire, and looking at the futile futures of the men A and B as they have no capacity to earn and therefore contribute in the economy and wider society. Hence the exist in their own enclosed space, placing value on the irrational and ponder why despite having no function to society they continue living. 

I did quite enjoy this little read, though it is extremely barebones and more so than other Beckett’s as it is solely in draft. The ending seemed to play into the satire but also didn’t really make sense with the tone of the rest of the play, or what exactly is happening in the plays conclusion being clear at all. It does however look like it’ll be extremely helpful for my essay.