Brechtian Techniques

Question 1

“___ is not a ____ with which to ____ ____ but a _____ with which to ____ it”

Answer 1

Art is not a mirror with which to reflect reality but a hammer with which to shape it

Question 2

“The audience ____ up their ____ with their _____ in the __________”

Answer 2

The audience hang up their brains with their coats in the cloakroom

Question 3

Art is not a mirror with which to reflect reality but a hammer with which to shape it… what does this mean?

Answer 3

Theatre should be used to generate change

Question 4

The audience hang up their brains with their coats in the cloakroom… what does this mean?

Answer 4

He wants them to be focussed, alert and be thinking about what they’re watching

“Active observers”