[Brian Allgar]

47 endings for ‘Endgame’

And to end up with? We ... remain. No. I ... remain. No. (Pause) They ... depart. No. The dog ... departs. (Brief laugh) No. I shall ... leave. No. I can’t ... leave. No. (Pause) Have you ... left? No. You can’t ... leave. No. (Long pause)

There must be something better to end up with. A ... story? No. A ... fart? There are no more farts. A ... biscuit? No. (Long pause)

A ... bicycle wheel? Don’t speak to me of bicycle wheels! (Pause) Unless you wish to. (Pause) It’s all the same to me. (Pause) Or different. No. (Long pause)

Start again ... from the beginning! (Brief laugh) Too late for a new beginning. (Pause) What’s required is an ending. No. (Pause) Endings need ... words. (Pause) Preferably the right words. (Pause) Although the wrong words would do at a pinch. No. (Long pause)

Too late for an ending. No. (Pause) There are no more endings. (Long pause)

CURTAIN

Damn! I've just seen that the subject specifies 'novel or poem'!

P.S. Rob, I've also just seen your Godot, but I promise I hadn't peeked.