 In the early 80s, Thomas began working with Beckett himself in Paris (after a lot of correspondence had been exchanged between them for almost two years), adapting new fiction by the author.Of these, the more notorious were "All Strange Away" and "That Time" starring the Living Theatre founder, Julian Beck in his only stage acting role outside of his own company.In the mid-80s, Thomas became involved with German author Heiner Müller, directing his works in the US and Brazil, and began a long-term partnership with American composer Philip Glass.