- Born in 1896, had meningitis as a child, possibly caused his nervous disposition
- Was given opium to help, but he became addicted
- Effected heavily by his time in WW1
- Famous for creating the theatre of cruelty, pushing actors and audiance to emotional extremes, did it after meeting some Balinese Dancers, was impressed by how physical it was
- In comparison, his peices were a failure, and he never performed any in his life, he was sucsessful as a TV actor though
- Was associated with surrealists, before being expelled by Andre Breton in 1927 for not being political enough
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