These three great plays by one of the founding fathers of the theatre of the absurd, are alive and kicking with tragedy and humour, bleakness and farce. In Rhinoceros we are shown the innate brutality of people as everyone, except for Berenger, turn into...
Eugene Ionesco gilt nicht allein als Begründer eines besonderen dramatischen Stils. Seit seinem ersten großen Erfolg mit :Die kahle Sängerin9 (1950) feierten Kritiker und Publikum in seinem absurden Theater das moderne Theater schlechthin....
Ionesco's farce combines a comic portrait of human folly with an experiment in theatrical possibilities. In a house on an island a very old couple pass the time with private games and half-remembered stories.
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...