Exit the King
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0573011230
ISBN 13
9780573011238
Category
Olivia
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Publication Year
1973
Publisher
Pages
60
Description
First produced in 1963 starring Alec Guinness and successfully revived to great acclaim on Broadway in 2009, this absurdist exploration of ego and mortality is set in the crumbling throne-room of the palace in an unnamed country where King Berenger the First has only the duration of the play to live. Once, it seemed he ruled over an immense empire and commanded great armies, now his kingdom has shrunk to the confines of his garden wall. Refusing to accept his end, he is attended by his present and former Queens who must help him face the final inevitable truth of life: death. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
