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27/09/2007

Ahead of the return of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros to the Royal Court Theatre, Matthew Sweet finds out if the new version is as powerful as the original.

Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros was first performed in Britain at the Royal Court Theatre in 1960, in a famous production directed by Orson Welles and starring Laurence Olivier. Ahead of its return to the Royal Court for the first time, Matthew Sweet finds out if the new version is as powerful as the original. Also featuring an interview with the Booker Prize-winning Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje.

45 minutes

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Thu 27 Sep 2007 21:45

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  • Thu 27 Sep 2007 21:45

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