On this Thursday winter evening, the small rue de la Huchette, located in the Latin Quarter, in Paris (Ve), is very lively.
Tourists and onlookers wander among Greek and Savoyard restaurants, souvenir shops and crepe sellers.
At number 23, a queue forms in front of the Théâtre de la Huchette.
Above a small glass booth, black letters on a white background indicate “7 p.m., The Bald Singer – 8 p.m., The Lesson”.
Immutable programming.
For sixty-seven years, and without interruption, these two plays of the theater of the absurd imagined by Eugène Ionesco have been at the top of the bill.
“We hold the world record for shows never canceled and occurring in the same place,” proudly assures Gonzague Phélip, the administrator.
On March 2, 2024, these two plays will celebrate their 20,000th performance.
Only May-68 and Covid-19 forced us to temporarily close our doors.
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