Late modern theatre
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Late Modern, and especially twentieth century theatre, often continues the project of realism. However, there has also been a great deal of experimental theatre that rejects the conventions of realism and earlier forms. Examples include: Epic theatre, absurdist theatre, and postmodern theatre. Key figures of the century include: Luigi Pirandello, Bertolt Brecht, Antonin Artaud, Konstantin Stanislavski, Harold Pinter, Eugene O'Neill, Samuel Beckett, Dario Fo and Tony Kushner.
A number of aesthetic movements emerged in the 20th century, including:
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See also
- History of fiction
- Theatrical, which means fake and exaggerated.
- Drama
- Restoration spectacular, blockbuster avant la lettre
- Theatre of the Absurd
- Theatre of Cruelty
- Symbolist theatre
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