In Netherlands it was already decided by a judge: > Famously, in 1988, Beckett brought legal action against a Dutch theatre company, which wanted to stage a pr

In Netherlands it was already decided by a judge: > Famously, in 1988, Beckett brought legal action against a Dutch theatre company, which wanted to stage a production of Waiting for Godot, with women acting all the roles. His lawyer argued that the integrity of the text was violated because actresses were substituted for the male actors asked for in the text. The judge in the Haarlem court ruled that the integrity of the play had not been violated, because the performance showed fidelity to the dialogue and the stage directions of the play https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86803/#:~:text=Famously%2C%20in%201988%2C%20Beckett%20brought,asked%20for%20in%20the%20text https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86803/#:~:text=Famously%2C%20in%2....