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''All That Fall'' is a one-act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request〔It has been reported that Beckett wrote this play following a ''commission'' from the BBC. This is not correct. Hugh Kenner advises that Beckett had written only some of his works at the suggestion of others and that these did not figure among his very best. Kenner remarks, "But suggestions – not commissions, since he will not regard an arrangement as binding until he has in fact been able to execute the work – suggestions, then, have led him into adventures with several media he would likely not otherwise have explored." – Kenner, H., ''A Reader’s Guide to Samuel Beckett'', (London: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1973), p 159〕 from the BBC. It was written in English and completed in September 1956. The autograph copy is titled ''Lovely Day for the Races''. It was translated, by Robert Pinget, as ''Tous ceux qui tombent''. When the germ of ''All that Fall'' came to him, Beckett wrote to a friend, Nancy Cunard: : "Never thought about radio play technique but in the dead of t’other night got a nice gruesome idea full of cartwheels and dragging of feet and puffing and panting which may or may not lead to something."〔Letter to Nancy Cunard, 5 June 1956. Quoted in Knowlson, J., ‘‘Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett’’ (London: Bloomsbury, 1996), p 428〕 Although written quickly and with few redrafts, the subject matter was deeply personal causing him to sink into what he called "a whirl of depression"〔Samuel Beckett to Barney Rosset, 23 August 1956. Quoted in Knowlson, J., ‘‘Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett’’ (London: Bloomsbury, 1996), p 430〕 when he wrote to his US publisher Barney Rosset in August. In fact in September "he cancelled all his appointments in Paris for a week simply because he felt wholly incapable of facing people"〔Knowlson, J., ‘‘Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett’’ (London: Bloomsbury, 1996), pp 430,431〕 and worked on the script until its completion. It was first broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 13 January 1957 featuring Mary O'Farrell as Maddy Rooney with J. G. Devlin as her husband, Dan. Soon-to-be Beckett regulars, Patrick Magee and Jack MacGowran also had small parts. The producer was Donald McWhinnie. ==Synopsis== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All That Fall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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