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The Chairs by Eugène Ionesco

The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco

Shakespeare & Company, Lenox
Friday, October 8–Sunday, October 31

It’s an absurdist play of the first order by a master innovator of the genre. In a house on an island, a very old couple pass their time collecting and inventorying chairs while sharing 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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