The King Dies, the Most Classic New Theatre Play

Ionesco is one of the most important dramatists of the new theatre. His staging of this kind of theatre is perfect. The King Dies is one of the most famous of Ionesco's plays which has been enacted on the stage most often. Unlike his other plays, The King Dies is a classic drama and contains symbolic concepts as well. In that era, the classicism was a way to fight against the popular committed theatre of 1960s. Ionesco who intended to react to committed theatre, shifted to a kind of theatrical style that reflected his inner feelings. Therefore, the King Dies is a turning point in the works of this great writer.