Eugène Ionesco, een vooraanstaand toneelschrijver van het Absurdistisch Theater, beeldt op meesterlijke wijze de eenzaamheid en betekenisloosheid van het menselijk bestaan uit. Zijn werken bespotten de meest banale situaties en gebruiken deze als een tastbaar middel om diepgaande existentiële thema's te verkennen. Ionesco's schrijven duikt in de paradoxen van het moderne leven en bevraagt conventionele uitdrukkingsvormen. Hij gebruikt taal vakkundig om de kloof tussen woorden en werkelijkheid bloot te leggen.
First produced in 1963 starring Alec Guinness and successfully revived to great acclaim on Broadway in 2009, this absurdist exploration of ego and mortality is set in the crumbling throne-room of the palace in an unnamed country where King Berenger the First has only the duration of the play to live.-3 women, 3 men
While each play in the Berenger cycle is unique, they are all prime examples of Ionesco's conception of the theatre of the absurd, and touch on themes that preoccupied Ionesco throughout his career, such as mortality, alienation, freedom and the evils of Fascism.
A collection of three modern plays by the master of the absurd and member of the French Academy.
A collection of three plays including "Rhinoceros", "The Chairs", and "The Lesson."
In a house on an island a very old couple pass their time with private games and half-remembered stories. With brilliant eccentricity, Ionesco's 'tragic farce' combines a comic portrait of human folly with a magical experiment in theatrical possibilities.
A collection of plays, often classified as absurd drama, which aim to portray a world in which humanity, with its despair, fear and loneliness, is alone in a hostile and meaningless world.
