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Epic Theatres
"Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer, but arouses his
capacity for action, forces him to take decisions...the spectator stands
outside, studies." (Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on Theatre. New York:Hill &
The concept of “epic theatre” was brought to life by German playwright,
Ber ....
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.... is reminded
that they are watching only a portrayal of reality. Several well-known
Brechtian plays include Drums in the Night, Edward 2, The Threepenny Opera,
Rise and Fall of the Town of Mahoganny, The Life of Galileo, The Good
Person of Szechwan, Triple-A Plowed Under, One-Third of a Nation, Mother
Courage and her children and the Caucasian Chalk Circle.
A play whose dramatic structure and didactic purposes epitomises epic
theatre is The Caucasian Chalk Circle (CCC). The prologue of this play
transpires in a Caucasian village of the Soviet U ....
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