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Sat 05 May 2004Chinese can't get enough 'Godot'The Irish Festival of Arts and Culture has been drawing huge audiences in China, writes Rosita BolandCultural exchanges between countries always produce some unexpected results. As the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in China nears the end of its second week, Irish performers have been learning to factor in a few surprises from their audiences. During the three-night run of the Gate's production of Waiting for Godot in Beijing's Capital Theatre, the actors had to get used to some interaction from the audience in the form of mobile phones. Calls were made and received, sometimes at normal speaking volume, and screens lit up with beeping text messages throughout, initially disconcerting the actors.