Marat/Sade
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Marat/Sade is a groundbreaking 1963 play by Peter Weiss, famously staged by director Peter Brook, that blends historical drama and avant-garde theatre to explore revolution, madness, and political violence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film Marat/Sade (1967) ⓘ |
| author | Peter Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (for Peter Brook)
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Play nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | assassination of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
Brechtian techniques
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direct address to audience ⓘ metatheatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | West Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form |
absurdist theatre
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epic theatre ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde theatre
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drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
character Charlotte Corday
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character Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ character Marquis de Sade ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English adaptation by Adrian Mitchell
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English translation by Geoffrey Skelton ⓘ |
| influenced | political theatre of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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class struggle ⓘ individual versus society ⓘ madness ⓘ political violence ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| notableFilmDirector | Peter Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionCompany | Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionDirector | Peter Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Suhrkamp Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Charenton Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1808 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Marat/Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | play within a play ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between idealism and cynicism
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freedom and oppression ⓘ limits of revolution ⓘ role of violence in politics ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade