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Short play showcase: The New tenant

United States, 1975
film

Eugene Ionesco’s play “The New tenant”, is a classic example of Theatre of the Absurd. The play expresses Ionesco’s sense of the ambig..

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Directing a film: Ionesco's 'The New tenant'

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The Odd couple

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Tenants

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Insignificance

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The Audition

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Speed for thespians

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The Goodbye girl

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Your own place

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Stages

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The Swan song by Anton Chekhov

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Right Here Right Now

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The Cage (TEFC)

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The Play House

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The Occupant

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The Rentman

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