The Chairs

The Chairs

The Chairs

Eugene Ionesco, Donald Watson

The Chairs

The Chairs

Eugene Ionesco, Donald Watson

Overview

An old man invites all the world to hear his message — the vindication of his existence. His wife has to bring in more and more chairs for the guests. The Orator arrives. The couple announce that their mission is completed and jump to their deaths. The voice of the Orator is that of a deaf mute.

Want to perform this show?

Details

  • Genre: Farce
  • Time Period: Contemporary

Authors

Eugene Ionesco

(born Nov. 26, 1909, Slatina, Rom.died March 28, 1994, Paris, France) was a Romanian-born French playwright. He studied in Bucharest and Paris, where he lived from 1945. His first one-act antiplay, The Bald Soprano (1950), inspired a revolution in dramatic techniques and help ...
View full profile
Author

Donald Watson