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| The Lesson | |
|---|---|
 Image from Shimer College production | |
| Written by | Eugène Ionesco |
| Characters | Professor • Pupil • Maid |
| Date premiered | February 1951 |
| Place premiered | Paris, France |
| Original language | French |
| Genre | One-act Theatre of the Absurd |
| Setting | France |
The Lesson (French: La Leçon) is a one-act play by French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. It was first performed in 1951 in a production directed by Marcel Cuvelier (who also played the Professor).[1] Since 1957 it has been in permanent showing at Paris' Théâtre de la Huchette, on an Ionesco double-bill with The Bald Soprano.[2] The play is regarded as an important work in the "Theatre of the Absurd".[3]
- ^ Banham (1998, 538).
- ^ "Paris Théâtre de la Huchette". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Theatre of the Absurd". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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