Empty Figure on an Empty StageEmpty Figure on an Empty Stage The Theatre of Samuel Beckett and His Generation Les Essif An original and exciting approach to the theatre of the absurd. This study considers the ways playwrights draw meaning from emptiness. With reference to actual performances of dramatic works, Les Essif examines drama associated with nonrealistic movement known as theatre of the absurd, focusing on the ways dramatists create an impression of emptiness not only on