Talk:Political theatre

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Theatrical performances, plays, and drama that explore the relationship between politics and art. Political theatre may include satire of current events or politicians, a dramatic illustration of the way a political issue affects a specific person or community, or a more subtle commentary on the issues of the day. Examples include Young@Heart's musical coalition-building, Vietnam protest theatre, and the plays of Bertolt Brecht.

[edit] Expansion needed

• Much more detail and categorization is needed. The references are somewhat haphazard at the moment.
• The article mentions political theatre as part of main processes of the Athenian city-state but leaves out discussing the political significance of state-associated theatre in later times and modern day
• The article suggest that all modern political theatre is marginalized as an "outsider" medium and a voice for "the people" and for the oppressed - this comes across as unbalanced - do only the state-oppressed make political theatre? For instance, what about state-funded political plays in Communist countries?
• There needs to be mention of the major political theatre works in since the 1990s, especially the British trend for plays based on transcripts of real world events

Bwithh 19:14, 28 April 2006 (UTC)