Documentary Drama from the Revue to the Tribunal

Abstract

DOCUMENTARY DRAMA PRESENTS and re-enacts records from history. Unlike traditional drama, it is not founded on a freely imagined plot. Historically, documentary drama is still in its infancy, dating from Erwin Piscator's production of In Spite of Everything (Trotz Alledem) in 1925. This paper begins by characterizing documentary drama in its initial wave of expression, and then suggests some factors which have determined the form taken by documentary drama since that time. Finally, it discusses current theory and practice, with particular reference to the dominant form today, the tribunal.

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