Publikumsbeschimpfung

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Publikumsbeschimpfung is an experimental 1966 play by Austrian writer Peter Handke that provocatively breaks theatrical conventions by directly attacking and confronting the audience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
audienceRole explicitly addressed
made subject of the performance
author Peter Handke NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Austria
dramaticFunction exposing theatrical conventions
questioning the nature of theatre
dramaticTechnique catalogues and lists
direct provocation
meta-theatrical commentary
repetition of phrases
form one-act play
genre absurdist play
experimental theatre
hasEnglishTitle Offending the Audience NERFINISHED
hasNo psychologically developed characters
stage action in conventional sense
traditional narrative
hasSubjectHeading audience participation in the theater
experimental drama, German
influencedBy 1960s experimental theatre
Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED
movement avant-garde theatre
postdramatic theatre precursor
notableFeature actors insult the audience
dispenses with conventional dialogue
dispenses with individual characters
dispenses with traditional plot
originalLanguage German
partOfOeuvre early works of Peter Handke
period 1960s European theatre
premiereCountry Germany NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1966
premiereLocation Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1966
publisher Suhrkamp Verlag NERFINISHED
relatedWork Die Unvernünftigen sterben aus NERFINISHED
Kaspar NERFINISHED
structure monologue
theatricalConvention breaks fourth wall
direct audience address
theme confrontation with the audience
critique of theatrical illusion
language and communication
role of the spectator
titleTranslation Offending the Audience NERFINISHED

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Peter Handke notableWork Publikumsbeschimpfung
Peter Handke wrote Publikumsbeschimpfung