Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama: Dialectical Theatre Today

Can theatre change the world? If so, how can it productively connect with social reality and foster spectatorial critique and engagement?

This open access book examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Marxist, post-ideological, even post-political moment. It argues that Bertolt Brecht's concept of dialectical theatre represents a privileged theoretical and dramaturgical method on the contemporary British stage as well as a valuable lens for un...