Epic Theatre
– Germany- Bertolt Brecht & the Berliner EnsembleA-effect To get the audience involved emotionally involved and then cut it off. Anti-Illusory techniquesGot rid of curtains so audience could see everything going on backstage. Eliminated props and scenery.- Mother Courage and her Children (1939)1st performed in SwitzerlandOne of the strongest anti-war plays of all time.