Theatre of the Absurd

The Theatre of the Absurd is a form of drama that emphasizes the absurdity of human existence by confusing the audience and often seeming like it has no point
1. these plays are normally very repetitive
2. the include meaningless plots
It was made in Paris during the 1950s
Samuel beckett
1. He was an Irish novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris and wrote in both English and French
2. One of his most well know plays is Waiting for Godot, a play about two people waiting for someone called Godot who never arrives.
3. 1906-1989
Often theatre of the absurd plays will include slapstick
The Theatre of the absurd looks at humans as meaningless being in the universe
The plays a normally random and so the actors need to be playful while performing

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