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What is Epic theatre?
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... What is Epic theatre? Brecht wrote his plays at a time when theatre was very much for the upper classes and those who could afford it. As Brecht was a communist he believed in equality of humanity and so decided to write plays that attacked the conventional 3 act plays about upper class people and their "jolly" lives. Brecht invented "Epic Theatre." This is a type of theatre that encompasses many elements in strong contrasts to the conventional theatre that was around at that time. Epic theatre is: * Anti naturalistic - This means that a play is not conventional in its style of acting or in its structure. In terms of acting, it refers to a style that does not bare resemblance to the behaviour of every day people. With regards to structure, it means a play does not follow the conventional 3 act rule or does not follow a
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