Eugène Ionesco

Nosorožec je divadelní hra, kterou napsal Eugène Ionesco.

Often called the father of the Theater of the Absurd, Eugène Ionesco wrote groundbreaking plays that are simultaneously hilarious, tragic, and profound. Now his classic one acts The Bald Soprano and The Lesson are available in an exciting new translation by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tina Howe, noted heir of Ionesco’s …

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. Once, it seemed …

Plešatá zpěvačka je první hra francouzsko-rumunského dramatika Eugèna Ionesca a bývá považována za vůbec první absurdní drama. Pravda ale je, že už v roce 1947 Jean Tardieu napsal jednoaktovou hru Kdo je tam?, kterou můžeme považovat za text stavící se, v podobném duchu jako Plešatá zpěvačka, proti divadelním …

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.