Absurdist Masterpiece Adapted

Arriving on the New York stage this fall, Delirium reimagines Eugène Ionesco’s rarely-staged absurdist 1963 work, “Frenzy for Two, or More (Delire a Deux)”, for modern audiences, shining a light on the perfect parallels between the absurdism of the past and the anxieties of today. A Critic's Pick from Boston Theater Critics Association before its New York City transfer this autumn, international stage stars Chulpan Khamatova and Andrey Burkovskiy star as “Her” and “Him” respectively, in this comical yet powerful reflection on what is really important.

What Is The Story?

A couple remains stubbornly trapped in an absurd, escalating argument over whether a turtle and a snail are the same animal, even though all around them the world is tearing itself apart. With society disintegrating, such petty domestic squabbling becomes Delirium's darkly humorous exposee on what happens when people cling to trivialities, when all the while the foundations of their universe are giving way.