Happy Days (play)
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Happy Days is a play by Samuel Beckett.
Winnie, the main character, is buried up to her waist in a tall mound of sand. She has a bag full of interesting artifacts, including a comb, a toothbrush and a revolver, which she strokes and pats lovingly. The harsh ringing of a bell demarcates waking and sleeping hours. Winnie is content with her existence: "Ah well, what matter, that's what I always say, it will have been a happy day after all, another happy day."
Her husband Willie is nearby, also in a hole. Winnie is unable to move, but Willie occasionally comes out and even reads the paper beside his wife (but not facing the stage).
In the second act, Winnie is now buried up to her head. She continues to speak, but can no longer reach her bag. At the conclusion of the play Willie crawls up to her, dressed immaculately. Winnie looks lovingly down at Willie, singing a song from the music box she examined in the first act. Template:Theat-stub