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The Chairs | Stage Door Society

Theatre

The Chairs

Eugène Ionesco

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Composer

Eugène Ionesco

Librettist

Eugène Ionesco

Premiered

1952

Synopsis

An elderly couple on an isolated island prepare chairs for an invisible audience to hear a hired orator deliver the Old Man's life message — but the message is unintelligible. A tragic farce.

classicfrenchabsurdisttragic-farce

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