Earlier in the Fringe Paul Levy was in conversation with Actor Gareth Watkins and Director Pete Gomes about The Gentleman of Shallot at Edfringe 2024. In this conversation, Jules Smekens is added to a fascinating four-way discussion of Theatre of the Absurd at the Edinburgh Fringe and elsewhere. This genre has become rather niche at the Fringe in recent years as linear narrative and rationality in the arts has become more prevalent. So, what is Theatre of the Absurd and how do ttwo shows, The Gentleman of Shallot and A Play By John make us of, and even embody the tropes and approaches of Absurdist performance?
