La Cantatrice chauve est la première pièce de théâtre écrite par Eugène Ionesco. La première représentation a eu lieu le 11 mai 1950 au théâtre des Noctambules dans une mise en scène de Nicolas Bataille. Cette œuvre du théâtre de l'absurde fut publiée pour la première fois le 4 septembre 1950 par le Collège de 'Pataphysique, qui promeut une philosophie et édite des textes fondés sur l'absurde
La Cantatrice chauve. (2021, May 19). In wikipedia. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cantatrice_chauve
La Cantatrice chauve – translated from French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna – is the first play written by Romanian-French playwright Eugène Ionesco. Nicolas Bataille directed the premiere on 11 May 1950 at the Théâtre des Noctambules, Paris. Since 1957 it has been in permanent showing at the Théâtre de la Huchette, which received a Molière d'honneur for its performances. It holds the world record for the play that has been staged continuously in the same theatre for the longest time. Although it went unnoticed at first, the play was eventually championed by a few established writers and critics and, in the end, won critical acclaim. By the 1960s, The Bald Soprano had already been recognized as a modern classic and an important seminal work in the Theatre of the Absurd. With a record number of interpretations, it has become one of the most performed plays in France.
The Bald Soprano. (2020, May 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bald_Soprano
I love reading books by Ionesco, as they're both easy to read and absurdist theatre, and this book is no exception! This was inspired by his own learning of English, and don’t worry too hard about following the plot.
Noah
