Absurd theatre is a dramatic genre that emerged in France in the 1950s. This movement is often associated with the works of Eugène Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter, although other authors have also contributed to its development. Absurd theatre is characterized by a portrayal of the human condition as devoid of meaning. Reduced to archetypes and lacking any psychological depth, characters are confronted with illogical and inexplicable situations. Communication between characters seems to be challenging. The action is not driven by a traditional narrative structure; situations are repetitive, and dialogues are often disjointed.
They gather at a crash site to pay tribute to their missing brother. But what truly occurred? And who exactly are they?
An actor ‘in between jobs’ finds work at a bank on the verge of bankruptcy, only to discover he is to be, quite literally, a scapegoat. But the nightmare is only beginning …
In a future where assisted suicide has been replaced by voluntary recycling, a man and a woman, who met just before their reconditioning, reappear in the very ordinary home of the outdated couple they are meant to replace. Is there anything left of love when everything has been forgotten?
Dramedies by Jean-Pierre Martinez If the world’s a stage, the play is often little more than a flop. Its author remains unknown, …
A man who lost his identification papers due to a simple misunderstanding sets off on a journey to reclaim his identity, but eventually resigns himself to becoming someone else. This short first-person narrative is tragically humorous and can be staged as a theatrical monologue.
A corpse in a sauna and a plagiarism case... Captain Dupont is assigned to an investigation that appears to be linked to a state affair. Unless it's all just theatre...
Set during prehistoric times that might well be yet to come, Newanderthals and Bohosapiens live together in perfect harmony. But two human species… isn’t that at least one too many?
Sketches… to die of laughter
Peter and Mary were strangers until their cruise ship, the Costa Mucho, was shipwrecked. After washing up on a deserted island, they realise that, as the lone survivors, they must overcome their differences in order to survive. Life is a shipwreck ... and the afterlife is an offshore tax haven.
A couple has just bought the house of their dreams at a surprisingly low price. What could have happened in this house that caused it to remain unsold for so long? The previous owners died there under circumstances as dramatic as they were mysterious… A philosophical countdown about the tragicomic fate of humanity in general, and of the couple in particular.