First acted out in 1960, Happy Days is a classic play by Samuel Beckett. The play follows the stories of Winnie and Willie, two people that live simple (yet confusing), happy lives. This play is seen by viewers and critics alike as being very strange, having no real themes besides happiness.
Samuel Beckett was an Irish writer and playwright that resided in Paris for most of his life. French language and culture can be seen in many of his works, including the title of this one, which was borrowed from a French work but translated to English. Beckett is renowned for doing untraditional things when it comes to writing, with Martin Esslin calling it the "Theatre of the Absurd".
