The Chairs

Overview
Dates
People
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Awards

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.

A Complicité co-production with the Royal Court Theatre

“Breathtaking; enthralling” The Financial Times

“Mind-blowing” Independent on Sunday

“A theatrical tour de force… this superb revival by the Royal Court and Theatre de Complicité” Mail on Sunday

“Simon McBurney’s production has perfect pitch.. A sparkling translation by Martin Crimp and dizzying performances by Geraldine McEwan and Richard Briers. It dusts off and remakes a piece of theatrical history” The Observer

“Breathtaking performances. Unmissable” The Sunday Times

Dates

Bath

Huddersfield

Brighton

Oxford

London

Broadway

People

Creative Team

Written by
Eugène Ionesco
Directed by
Simon McBurney
Translation
Martin Crimp
Design
Quay Brothers
Lighting
Paul Anderson
Sound
Paul Arditti
Collaborator
Catherine Alexander

Cast

Gallery

Awards

1998 Six Tony and Six Drama Desk Awards [nominated] Drama Desk Award for Best Design (Quay Brothers) Time Out Live Award (Geraldine McEwan) Barclays/TMA Theatre Award for Best Actress (Geraldine McEwan)

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