Get Political
It could be argued that theatre is political as all theatre should leave you with some new knowledge that subconsciously make you question what you have just seen but as conventional theatre is made to entertain and not to inform the height of its morals gets lost in the action.
Childrens theatre is not seen as political yet they have hidden morals in them that teach the children right from wrong, could that noto be seen as political.
Brecht referred to himself as a marxist until 1956 where he died, but he returned to Germany after World War II. After this him and his wife Helene Weigel who was an actress, decided to out their own theatre group, the world famous "Berlin Ensemble" and were eventually given a state theatre to run.
The Berliner Ensemble is a German Theatre company established by playwright Bertolt Brecht and his wife, in 1949 in East Berlin. The theatre is constantly influenced and encouraged by various ideas formed over time.
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. - Brecht
What is your answer? You started to discuss this, but didn’t finish. There is some good research of Brecht’s theatre, however I would have been interested in your real thoughts on: is all theatre political?
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