Exit the King
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Exit the King is an absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that portrays a delusional monarch’s comically tragic refusal to accept his own impending death.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
absurdist play
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play ⓘ stage production ⓘ |
| author | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Exit the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
King Bérenger I
NERFINISHED
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Queen Marguerite NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Neil Armfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | a continuous action over a single day ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| genre | Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Exit the King (2009 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Exit the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | King Bérenger I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Absurdist theatre ⓘ |
| notableStyle |
breaking of theatrical conventions
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repetition and circular dialogue ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Roi se meurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eugène Ionesco’s late plays ⓘ |
| performerInCast |
Geoffrey Rush
NERFINISHED
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Susan Sarandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | 20th-century theatre ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The play portrays King Bérenger I’s refusal to accept his imminent death as his kingdom and body collapse. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | the throne room of a decaying kingdom ⓘ |
| subject | a delusional monarch’s refusal to accept his impending death ⓘ |
| theme |
denial of death
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mortality ⓘ the absurdity of existence ⓘ the decline of power ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | Le Roi se meurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| writer | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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