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ORIGINS OF EPIC THEATRE

JOE CARROLL

2nd HND PERFORMING ARTS

Introduction

In the following essay I will explain the origins of epic theatre and what is actually meant by the term epic theatre. I will look at the people who influenced this form of theatre, the essential elements and how they differ from naturalism and affect the actor.
I will also look at the production elements and how they differ from other types of theatre.

Origins of Epic Theatre
Bertolt Brecht was a playwright and practitioner who wrote plays which attacked bourgeois values. His plays were full of humour but bleak and cynical.
Erwin Piscator was a director who developed left wing expressionist theatre ‘agitprop’. This was made up of a shortening of the words agitation and propaganda.
He was a Marxist director who also developed left wing expressionist theatre ‘agitprop’. This was made up of a shortening of the words agitation and propaganda. His aim was to make theatre part of the......

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