Editing Come and Go (section)

{{Short description|1965 play by Samuel Beckett}}
{{about|the short play}}
{{Infobox play
| name       = Come and Go
| image      = Come&go.jpg
| caption    = 
| writer     = [[Samuel Beckett]]
| characters = Flo, Vi, Ru
| genre      = 
| setting    = Non-specific
| premiere   = 14 January 1966
| place      = [[Schiller-Theater Werkstatt]], Berlin
| orig_lang  = English
| subject    = 
| web        = 
}}

'''''Come and Go''''' is a short play (described as a "dramaticule" on its title page) by [[Samuel Beckett]]. It was written in English in January 1965 and first performed (in German) at the [[Schillertheater]], Berlin on 14 January 1966. Its English language premiere was at the [[Peacock Theatre, Dublin]] on 28 February 1968, and its British premiere was at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in London on 9 December 1968. It was written for and dedicated to the publisher [[John Calder]].

Some critics consider this one of Beckett's most "perfect" plays: Beckett agonized over each individual line until they exactly matched his creative vision. The play varies between "121 and 127 words"<ref name="Knowlson, J 1979 p 121">Knowlson, J. and Pilling, J., ''Frescoes of the Skull'' (London: John Calder, 1979), p 121</ref> in length, depending on the translation (his notes are significantly longer than the actual play), and as such is rarely performed on its own.