Eric Bentley
credits Pirandello as being the first playwright to actually use the stage as a
stage. In his most renowned masterpiece "Six Characters in Search of an
Author" Pirandello uses stage in the most unique way. The play is an
absurdist metatheatrical play about the relationship between authors, their
characters, and theatre practitioners. It premiered at the Teatro Valle in Rome
to a mixed reception, with shouts...
