Les Chaises

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:films
gptkb:Television_producer
radio plays
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:Old_Man_and_Guests
Old Man and Old Woman
Old Woman and Guests
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced modern theatre
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:director gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkb:Peter_Brook
Ionesco himself
gptkbp:duration approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:genre Absurdist theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Les Chaises
gptkbp:influence gptkb:theatre_of_the_absurd
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:David_Mamet
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dadaism
gptkb:Surrealism
gptkbp:inspired_by the absurdity of life
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Molière_Award
Tony Award nominations
gptkbp:notable_characters gptkb:Old_Woman
gptkb:The_Guests
Old Man
gptkbp:notable_performances gptkb:West_End_productions
international festivals
Broadway productions
gptkbp:notable_quote " There are no more chairs."
" We are waiting for the guests."
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:French
gptkbp:performance_style non-linear narrative
physical theatre
dialogue-driven
gptkbp:performed_in theatres worldwide
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Düsseldorf
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:1952
gptkbp:published_in 1953
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Rhinocéros
gptkb:La_Leçon
gptkbp:setting an empty room
gptkbp:style minimalist
gptkbp:symbolism absence
waiting
empty chairs
gptkbp:themes gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:communication
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
gptkb:society
human condition
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Olivier_Py
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5