Chairs, The (Ionesco/Allen)
- Short Play, Comedy
- ISBN: 9780802130792
An elderly couple spend their time collecting and inventorying chairs only to be overcome by the very objects that give their lives meaning.
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- Short Play
- Comedy
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
Originally written in 1952 and subtitled by the author as "a tragic farce", The Chairs was acclaimed when produced on Broadway during the 1998 season in the Theatre de Complicite/Royal Court production. An absurdist play of the first order by a master innovator of the genre. The premise: an elderly couple spend their time collecting and inventorying chairs only to be overcome by the very objects that give their lives meaning.
Published in The Bald Soprano and Other Plays.
Published in The Bald Soprano and Other Plays.
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Originally written in 1952 and subtitled by the author as "a tragic farce", The Chairs was acclaimed when produced on Broadway during the 1998 season in the Theatre de Complicite/Royal Court production. An absurdist play of the first order by a master innovator of the genre. The premise: an elderly couple spend their time collecting and inventorying chairs only to be overcome by the very objects that give their lives meaning. |
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