No Exit

No Exit brings three strangers together in a locked room after death. There is no clear explanation, no visible punishment, and no way out. As they talk and wait, the ordinary setting begins to feel unsettling—suggesting the true tension lies not in where they are, but in how they exist in one another’s presence.

Playwright: Jean-Paul Sartre
Genre: One-act existential drama
Runtime: 75 minutes

About the Play

Set entirely in a single room, No Exit strips away spectacle and focuses on language, tension, and human interaction. It’s sharp, intimate, and darkly funny—an intense chamber piece where every glance, pause, and choice matters.

Jean-Paul Sartre & Existentialism

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, and novelist, and one of the central figures of existentialism. His work explores freedom, choice, and responsibility in a world without fixed meaning.

Sartre argued that existence precedes essence: we are not born with a predetermined purpose, but define ourselves through our actions. This freedom brings responsibility, and with it anxiety, self-doubt, and the temptation to deceive ourselves about who we are.