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Samuel Beckett wrote his television play .
Samuel Beckett wrote his television play .
Act Without Words II
Act Without Words II is a short mime play by Samuel Beckett, his second (after Act Without Words I).
Act Without Words II is a short mime play by Samuel Beckett, his second (after Act Without Words I).
All That Fall
All That Fall is a one-act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request from the BBC. It was written in English and completed in September 1956.
All That Fall is a one-act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request from the BBC. It was written in English and completed in September 1956.
Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It
Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It (1954), (Original French title, Amédée ou comment s'en débarrasser) is a play written by Eugene Ionesco based on his earlier short story entitled "Oriflamme".
Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It (1954), (Original French title, Amédée ou comment s'en débarrasser) is a play written by Eugene Ionesco based on his earlier short story entitled "Oriflamme".
Arthur Adamov
Arthur Adamov was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Arthur Adamov was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Breath (play)
Breath is a notably short stage work by Samuel Beckett.
Breath is a notably short stage work by Samuel Beckett.
Catastrophe (play)
Catastrophe is a short play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1982 at the invitation of A.I.D.A. (Association Internationale de Défense des Artistes) and “first produced in the Avign...
Catastrophe is a short play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1982 at the invitation of A.I.D.A. (Association Internationale de Défense des Artistes) and “first produced in the Avign...
Chamber Music (play)
Chamber Music is a 1962 one-act play by absurdist playwright Arthur Kopit.
Chamber Music is a 1962 one-act play by absurdist playwright Arthur Kopit.
Characteristics of Harold Pinter's work
Characteristics of Harold Pinter's work identifies distinctive aspects of the works of the British playwright Harold Pinter (1930–2008) and gives an indication of their influence on Anglo-Americ...
Characteristics of Harold Pinter's work identifies distinctive aspects of the works of the British playwright Harold Pinter (1930–2008) and gives an indication of their influence on Anglo-Americ...
Edward Albee
Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; born March 12, 1928) is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), a...
Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; born March 12, 1928) is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), a...
Eh Joe
Eh Joe is a piece for television, written in English by Samuel Beckett, his first work for the medium.
Eh Joe is a piece for television, written in English by Samuel Beckett, his first work for the medium.
Embers
Embers is a radio play by Samuel Beckett.
Embers is a radio play by Samuel Beckett.
Endgame (play)
Endgame, by Samuel Beckett, is a one-act play with four characters, written in a style associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
Endgame, by Samuel Beckett, is a one-act play with four characters, written in a style associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Exit the King
Le Roi se meurt (English Exit the King) is an absurdist drama by Eugene Ionesco that premiered in 1962.
Le Roi se meurt (English Exit the King) is an absurdist drama by Eugene Ionesco that premiered in 1962.
Farces et moralités
Farces et moralités (Farces and morality plays) is a collection of six comedy plays in one act, written by the French novelist and playwright Octave Mirbeau and published by Fasque...
Farces et moralités (Farces and morality plays) is a collection of six comedy plays in one act, written by the French novelist and playwright Octave Mirbeau and published by Fasque...
From an Abandoned Work
From An Abandoned Work, a “meditation for radio” by Samuel Beckett, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Third Programme on Saturday 14 December 1957 along with a selection from Molloy.
From An Abandoned Work, a “meditation for radio” by Samuel Beckett, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Third Programme on Saturday 14 December 1957 along with a selection from Molloy.
George Ciprian
George Ciprian (born Gheorghe Constantinescu Ciprian; June 7, 1883 - 8 May 1968) was a Romanian actor and playwright.
George Ciprian (born Gheorghe Constantinescu Ciprian; June 7, 1883 - 8 May 1968) was a Romanian actor and playwright.
Happy Days (play)
Happy Days is a play in two acts, written in English, by Samuel Beckett.
Happy Days is a play in two acts, written in English, by Samuel Beckett.
House of Several Stories
House of Several Stories is an absurdist comedy written by A. John Boulanger about "a dysfunctional family and their unusual Thanksgiving guests."
House of Several Stories is an absurdist comedy written by A. John Boulanger about "a dysfunctional family and their unusual Thanksgiving guests."
Hunger and Thirst
Hunger and Thirst (French original title La Soif et la faim) is one of the last plays by Eugène Ionesco.
Hunger and Thirst (French original title La Soif et la faim) is one of the last plays by Eugène Ionesco.
Jack, or The Submission
Jack, or The Submission (Jacques ou la soumission) is an absurd play by Eugène Ionesco, the first of two (the second being The Future is in Eggs) about Jack and his family, all of whom a...
Jack, or The Submission (Jacques ou la soumission) is an absurd play by Eugène Ionesco, the first of two (the second being The Future is in Eggs) about Jack and his family, all of whom a...
Kicking a Dead Horse
"Kicking a dead horse" is an American play written by Sam Shepard.
"Kicking a dead horse" is an American play written by Sam Shepard.
Le piège de Méduse
Le piège de Méduse ("Medusa's trap") is a short play of which Erik Satie wrote both the text and the incidental music.
Le piège de Méduse ("Medusa's trap") is a short play of which Erik Satie wrote both the text and the incidental music.
Line (play)
Line is a 1967 one-act play by Israel Horovitz, his first play produced.
Line is a 1967 one-act play by Israel Horovitz, his first play produced.
Macbett
Macbett is Eugène Ionesco's satire on Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbett is Eugène Ionesco's satire on Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Mump and Smoot
Mump & Smoot are a Canadian clown duo created by Michael Kennard and John Turner, directed by Karen Hines.
Mump & Smoot are a Canadian clown duo created by Michael Kennard and John Turner, directed by Karen Hines.
N. F. Simpson
Norman Frederick Simpson (29 January 1919 – 27 August 2011) was an English playwright closely associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
Norman Frederick Simpson (29 January 1919 – 27 August 2011) was an English playwright closely associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
Nacht und Träume (play)
Nacht und Träume is the last television play written and directed by Samuel Beckett.
Nacht und Träume is the last television play written and directed by Samuel Beckett.
Naqshineh Theatre
Naqshineh Theatre is a group of Iranian performance artists who mostly work in the genre of Theatre of the Absurd.
Naqshineh Theatre is a group of Iranian performance artists who mostly work in the genre of Theatre of the Absurd.
Not I
Not I is a twenty-minute dramatic monologue written in 1972 by Samuel Beckett, translated as Pas Moi; premiere at the “Samuel Beckett Festival” by the Repertory Theater of Lincoln ...
Not I is a twenty-minute dramatic monologue written in 1972 by Samuel Beckett, translated as Pas Moi; premiere at the “Samuel Beckett Festival” by the Repertory Theater of Lincoln ...
Ohio Impromptu
Ohio Impromptu is a “playlet” by Samuel Beckett.
Ohio Impromptu is a “playlet” by Samuel Beckett.
Patria (theatre)
Patria is a cycle of music-theatre works written over a period of 40 years by R. Murray Schafer.
Patria is a cycle of music-theatre works written over a period of 40 years by R. Murray Schafer.
Paul Foster (playwright)
Paul Foster, born 1937 in Salem, New Jersey, is an American, playwright, theater director, producer, founding member and the first President of La MaMa, E.T.C.
Paul Foster, born 1937 in Salem, New Jersey, is an American, playwright, theater director, producer, founding member and the first President of La MaMa, E.T.C.
Play (play)
Play is a one-act play by Samuel Beckett.
Play is a one-act play by Samuel Beckett.
Quad (play)
Samuel Beckett’s Quad was written in 1981 and first appeared in print in 1984 (Faber and Faber) where the work is described as “a
Piece for four players, light and percussion” and has also...
Samuel Beckett’s Quad was written in 1981 and first appeared in print in 1984 (Faber and Faber) where the work is described as “a
Piece for four players, light and percussion” and has also...
Rough for Radio I
Rough for Radio I is a short radio play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1961 and first published in Minuit 5 in September 1973 as Esquisse radiophinique.
Rough for Radio I is a short radio play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1961 and first published in Minuit 5 in September 1973 as Esquisse radiophinique.
Rough for Radio II
Rough for Radio II is a radio play by Samuel Beckett.
Rough for Radio II is a radio play by Samuel Beckett.
Rough for Theatre I
Rough for Theatre I is a one-act theatrical sketch by Samuel Beckett.
Rough for Theatre I is a one-act theatrical sketch by Samuel Beckett.
Rough for Theatre II
Rough for Theatre II (also known simply as Theatre II) is a short play by Samuel Beckett.
Rough for Theatre II (also known simply as Theatre II) is a short play by Samuel Beckett.
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in France for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French.
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in France for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French.
That Time
That Time is a one-act play by Samuel Beckett, written in English between 8 June 1974 and August 1975.
That Time is a one-act play by Samuel Beckett, written in English between 8 June 1974 and August 1975.
The Bald Soprano
La Cantatrice Chauve — translated from the French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna — is the first play written by Franco-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco.
La Cantatrice Chauve — translated from the French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna — is the first play written by Franco-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco.
The Chairs
Les Chaises (The Chairs) is an absurdist "tragic farce" by Eugene Ionesco.
Les Chaises (The Chairs) is an absurdist "tragic farce" by Eugene Ionesco.
The Hole (1958 play)
"The Hole" is an absurdist play published in 1958, written by N.F. Simpson, a British playwright associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
"The Hole" is an absurdist play published in 1958, written by N.F. Simpson, a British playwright associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
The Killer (play)
The Killer (French title, Tueur sans gages, sometimes translated The Killer without Reason or The Killer without Cause) is a play written by Eugene Ionesco in 1958.
The Killer (French title, Tueur sans gages, sometimes translated The Killer without Reason or The Killer without Cause) is a play written by Eugene Ionesco in 1958.
The Lesson
The Lesson (La Leçon) is a one-act play by Eugène Ionesco.
The Lesson (La Leçon) is a one-act play by Eugène Ionesco.
The Mystery of Irma Vep
The Mystery of Irma Vep is a play in two acts by Charles Ludlam.
The Mystery of Irma Vep is a play in two acts by Charles Ludlam.
The New Tenant
The New Tenant (Le Nouveau Locataire) is a play written by Eugène Ionesco in 1955.
The New Tenant (Le Nouveau Locataire) is a play written by Eugène Ionesco in 1955.
The Old Tune
The Old Tune is a free translation of Robert Pinget’s 1960 play La Manivelle (The Crank) in which Samuel Beckett transformed Pinget’s Parisians, Toupin and Pommard into Dubline...
The Old Tune is a free translation of Robert Pinget’s 1960 play La Manivelle (The Crank) in which Samuel Beckett transformed Pinget’s Parisians, Toupin and Pommard into Dubline...
Theatre of the Absurd
The Theatre of the Absurd is a designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1960s, as well as one for the style of thea...
The Theatre of the Absurd is a designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1960s, as well as one for the style of thea...
Tom Stoppard
Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE, FRSL (born Tomáš Straüssler; 3 July 1937) is a British playwright, knighted in 1997.
Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE, FRSL (born Tomáš Straüssler; 3 July 1937) is a British playwright, knighted in 1997.
Victimes du devoir
"Victims of Duty," or "Victimes de Devoir," is a one act play written in 1953, by French-Romanian playwright, Eugène Ionesco.
"Victims of Duty," or "Victimes de Devoir," is a one act play written in 1953, by French-Romanian playwright, Eugène Ionesco.
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot.
Waiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot.
What Where
What Where is Samuel Beckett's last play produced following a request for a new work for the 1983 Autumn Festival in Graz, Austria.
What Where is Samuel Beckett's last play produced following a request for a new work for the 1983 Autumn Festival in Graz, Austria.
Words and Music (play)
Samuel Beckett wrote the radio play, Words and Music between November and December 1961.
Samuel Beckett wrote the radio play, Words and Music between November and December 1961.
Works of Harold Pinter
Works of Harold Pinter provides a list of Harold Pinter's stage and television plays; awards and nominations for plays; radio plays; screenplays for films; awards and nominations for screenwriti...
Works of Harold Pinter provides a list of Harold Pinter's stage and television plays; awards and nominations for plays; radio plays; screenplays for films; awards and nominations for screenwriti...
Zombie Strippers
Zombie Strippers is a 2008 American zombie comedy film written and directed by Jay Lee, starring Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, and Tito Ortiz and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Zombie Strippers is a 2008 American zombie comedy film written and directed by Jay Lee, starring Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, and Tito Ortiz and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.