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Noun: theatre of the absurd
  1. Plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
    "Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theatre of the absurd";
    - theater of the absurd [US]

Type of: drama, dramatic play, play, stage play, stageplay

Encyclopedia: Theatre of the absurd