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The Chairs

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.

Subject
philosophy
Audience
adult
Length
short · 60 pages
Form
plays

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