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The Bald Prima Donna

Short Play  /  3w, 3m

Eugene Ionesco, Donald Watson

This is a hilariously maniacal assault on the banality of English suburbia. A family is discussed, every member of which is called Bobby Watson; a young couple is alarmed to find that they have been married for years.

The Bald Prima Donna

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)

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Summary
This is a hilariously maniacal assault on the banality of English suburbia. A family is discussed, every member of which is called Bobby Watson; a young couple is alarmed to find that they have been married for years. For such people, words can have no meaning. The play ends in a crescendo of non-sequiturs.

History
Produced at the Arts Theatre Club in London on November 6, 1956.
MR. SMITH
MRS. SMITH
MARY, THE MAID
MR. MARTIN
MRS. MARTIN
THE CAPTAIN OF THE FIRE BRIGADE
  • Setting The living room of the Smiths' house in a London suburb.
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Eugene Ionesco

(born Nov. 26, 1909, Slatina, Rom.died March 28, 1994, Paris, France) was a Romanian-born French playwright. He studied in Bucharest and Paris, where he lived from 1945. His first one-act antiplay, The Bald Soprano (1950), inspired a revolution in dramatic techniques and help ...
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Donald Watson

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