This volume presents two seminal works of the Theatre of the Absurd by Eugène Ionesco. In 'The Chairs,' an elderly couple frantically arranges chairs for a host of invisible guests, awaiting an orator who will deliver a world-saving message. 'The Bald Soprano' satirizes the breakdown of communication through the nonsensical, cliché-ridden dialogue of two English couples, exposing the vacuity of modern social interactions and the meaninglessness of language.