Language of the Theatre of the Absurd: Jean Tardieu, “Box Office” Cover Image

Absürd Bir Tiyatro Dili : Jean Tardieu, « Gişe »
Language of the Theatre of the Absurd: Jean Tardieu, “Box Office”

Author(s): Mustafa Kol
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Art
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: Absurd; Jean Tardieu; “Le Guichet”; Absurd Theater’s language;

Summary/Abstract: Jean Tardieu’s short play Le Guichet, which has been considered within the Absurd Theater part Tradition, is in the work of Theater of chamber. The play presents a very striking part from the rhythm of like; It covers the unrelatedness of human relationships, loneliness of humans, being in the gap, searching for happiness in the world of dream. They confront to a customer and clerk who is sitting on a desk. Actually, the customer indulges into a bureaucratic questioned with a humorous and ironic tone. The fact that the customer will pass away is revealed in the horoscope of the customer and when the customer leaves the office he dies in a car accident.

  • Issue Year: 17/2011
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 141-151
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Turkish