The Bald Soprano: & Other Plays

This Absurdist masterpiece by the author of Rhinoceros "is explosively, liberatingly funny…a loony parody with a climax which is an orgy of non-sequiturs" (The Observer).

Written in 1950, Eugene Ionesco's first play, The Bald Soprano, was a seminal work of Absurdist theatre. Today, it is celebrated around the world as a modern classic for its imagination and sui generis theatricality. A hilarious parody of English manners and a striking statement on the alienation of modern life, it was ins...