Rhinoceros Resources

Take a look at Ionesco’s bio to determine what might have driven the writer to look at the absurd side of life.

Delve into the all too serious events in history (war, war, war) that heavily influenced the Theatre of the Absurd.

The 1974 film version of Rhinoceros directed by Tom O’Horgan moves things to 1970s America and stars Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, the comedy duo that are most famous for their roles in Mel Brooks’s The Producers. You may know Mel Brooks as the father of Max Brooks, zombie enthusiast and author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide. Yes, we are going to keep tying this thing back to zombies in any way we can.

The Paris Review sat down with Ionesco not long after his 70th birthday and got the playwright to talk about his work, the past, the theatre, and more. With Paris and Ionesco mentioned, you might think this interview would be in French, but it’s not, so you’re off the hook if you haven’t mastered those tricky irregular French verbs yet.

Listen to Star Trek: Into Darkness villain (and Sherlock hero) Benedict Cumberbatch talk about his experience performing in Rhinoceros.

Sometimes, the best way to learn about a writer is from the writer himself (sometimes). This interview gives Ionesco a chance to talk about his own feelings about his life and his plays.

Here’s a snap of a young(ish) Eugène Ionesco on a boat.

Take a glimpse at the African rhino they talk so much about in the play.