Behan at Beckett's

Heavy-boozer Brendan Behan once came to Paris to see two of his plays running simultaneously in two Paris theatres. As always, Behan sought Beckett, and during the process of seeking Beckett, Behan stopped at every cafe to get roaring drunk. To Beckett's relief, the two men didn't meet during that visit. Becckett was not always lucky in getting away from Behan. Behan was in the habit of seeking Beckett every time he visited Paris, and he would show up in the early hours of the morning coming from a cafe where he had been drinking. He used to come to Beckett's residence and pound the door until Beckett and his wife Suzanne would admit him. He was always drunk and would talk for hours on end. One morning at 6 o'clock, Behan talked to Beckett for three hours, and had it not been that Beckett excused himself to go to the theatre to attend rehearsals of WAITING FOR GODOT, Behan would have went on talking