The modern era in the theatre is remarkable for the extraordinary role and influence of theoretical practitioners, whose writings have shaped our sense of the possibilities and objectives of performance. This study offers a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of key modern practitioners from Stanlislavski to Boal.

The modern era in the theatre is notable for the influential role of theoretical practitioners whose writings have shaped a sense of the possibilities of performance. This book is a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of key modern theorists from Stanlislavski to Boal. It offers not only a summary of these theories but a critical commentary on their composition as discourses.