A performance of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame' features a lovable but curmudgeonly old man in a dustbin, and is generally considered Beckett's bleakest play. Despite being his bleakest work, Beckett himself described it as his favorite play.
Endgame by Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame' is a play where no significant events unfold, unlike his earlier work 'Waiting for Godot', where nothing happens twice. While not directly about chess, the play does incorporate chess-inspired elements.