The 'Theatre of the Absurd', featuring playwrights like Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco, was heavily influenced by the existential philosophy of:
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus
- Karl Marx
- Sigmund Freud
Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus
The Theatre of the Absurd reflects the existential belief that human existence is fundamentally meaningless and communication is often futile.