WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MARATHI THEATRE AND BRECHTIAN INFLUENCE
The book addresses the lack of comprehensive surveys on political theatre within Marathi Theatre, despite existing studies and monographs on individual dramatists. It aims to fill this gap by exploring the intersection of politics and performance, shedding light on the significant yet underrepresented aspects of this genre in Marathi literature.
Bertolt Brecht's theories have significantly shaped Women's Theatre, particularly through concepts like social gests, epic structure, and the alienation effect, which expose societal issues. The text emphasizes the necessity to adapt representation methods to better address women's concerns, suggesting that plays by women can more effectively convey their issues. While Brecht did not explicitly address gender equality, his critique of societal evils resonates with the struggles against the suppression and marginalization of women, highlighting a potential avenue for social change.
Bertolt Brecht has a seminal influence on the theatrical scene all over the world. Bertolt Brecht believed strongly that art must be used to change conditions, ways of thinking and finally 'the world' itself. Brecht's political convictions led him to recommend an alternative direction for the theatre.The author has undertaken a discussion of the concept of Political Theatre, its origin and development and the pioneer writers who influenced Brecht.The book reviews the political ideology and dramatic theory of Bertolt Brecht, including the concepts of Epic Theatre and the Theory of Alienation. The representative works of Brecht are analysed discussing the themes like war, capitalism, law and religion.