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Synopsis
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.
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About the Author
Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His plays include Three Attempted Acts (1985), Dealing with Clair (1988), Play with Repeats (1989), No One Sees the Video (1991), Getting Attention (1992), The Treatment (1993, winner of the John Whiting Award), Attempts on her Life (1997) and The Country (2000). He has translated or adapted work by Ionesco (The Chairs, 1997), Genet (The Maids, 1999) and Moliere (The Misanthrope, 1996).His work in the UK has been produced by the Orange Tree Theatre, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the RSC, the Young Vic and the Royal Court, where he was writer-in-residence in 1997. In New York his work has been seen at the Public Theater and the Classic Stage Company, as well as on Broadway.
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- PublisherSamuel French Ltd
- ISBN 10 0573020337
- ISBN 13 9780573020339
- BindingPaperback
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The Chairs (Acting Edition) Ionesco, Eugene and Watson, David
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Condition: Fair. ex-library paperback covered in plastic, cover dull/creased & edges grubby/shelf wear, light creases to a few pages, usual library stamps/markings, otherwise good, clear text, binding fine, 58pp, published 1958 by Samuel French, isbn0573020337, The Chairs - a play by Eugene Ionesco & translated by Donald Watson, ready for immediate despatch from UK. 20C*. Seller Inventory # SFL1-17B6
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