Printed
36 pages
Author(s)
Intérieur
Intérieur is the second of the Trois petits drames pour marionnettes published by Maeterlinck in 1894. It exemplifies the theory of a “static drama” developped by the author in his essay The Tragic in Daily Life (The Treasure of the Humble, 1896).
Most often performed by actors, the play was staged as a puppet show at the New Marionette Theatre in London in 1909.
The last peaceful moments of a family who are about to learn terrible news
A Stranger discovers the body of a drowned young girl. Accompanied by an Old Man, he observes by a lighted window the quiet life of the family to which he has to tell the news to as as the procession carrying the drowned girl's body is getting closer.
First performance
Nouveau Théâtre, mise en scène de Sardou
Publications and translations
Maurice Maeterlinck. Trois petits drames pour marionnettes. Bruxelles: Edmond Deman, 1894.
Maurice Maeterlinck. Trois petits drames pour marionnettes. Bruxelles: Espace Nord, 2015.