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Key Concepts in Modern Playwriting

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Immersive Theatre

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A production that removes the stage and immerses the audience in the environment of the play, with interactive elements.

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Postmodern Theatre

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An approach that is self-conscious, fragmented, and challenges traditional narratives and concepts.

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Verbatim Theatre

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A form of documentary theatre where plays are constructed from the precise words spoken by people interviewed about a particular event or topic.

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Minimalism

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A style of drama that emphasizes simplicity through sparse set designs, limited props, and often shorter dialogue.

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In-Yer-Face Theatre

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A type of drama that seeks to shock the audience with aggressive confrontational material.

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Autobiographical Theatre

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Playwriting that features the playwright telling their own life story as the central subject of the play, possibly performed by themselves.

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Documentary Theatre

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A genre that uses pre-existing documentary material (such as newspapers, government reports, interviews) as source material for the script, often without altering it.

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Site-Specific Theatre

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Theater designed to be performed in a non-traditional space suited to the content of the play.

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Political Theatre

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Plays that comment on political issues, aiming to provoke discussion or incite political action.

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Epic Theatre

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Associated with Bertolt Brecht, this style aims to encourage rational self-reflection and a critical view of the action on the stage.

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Theatre of the Absurd

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Plays which express the belief that human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down.

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Digital Theatre

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Incorporates digital technology into the production, which can include projections, digital scenery, and multimedia interactions.

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Magical Realism

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A literary mode where magical elements are a natural part of an otherwise mundane, realistic environment.

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Meta-Theatre

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A style of writing where the play reflects upon itself, making the audience aware that they are watching a play.

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Devised Theatre

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A collaborative form of theatre where the script originates not from a writer but from collaborative, usually improvisatory, work by a group of people.

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