Eugene Ionesco wrote Exit the King.
Exit the King -LRB- Le Roi se meurt -RRB- is an absurdist drama by Eugene Ionesco that premiered in 1962 .. absurdist drama. Theatre of the Absurd. Eugene Ionesco. Eugene Ionesco. It is the third in Ionesco 's `` Berenger Cycle '' , preceded by The Killer -LRB- 1958 -RRB- and Rhinoceros -LRB- 1959 -RRB- , and followed by A Stroll in the Air -LRB- 1963 -RRB- .. The Killer. Tueur sans gages