A Theatre That Lives – Political Theatre In Contemporary India

Abstract

The paper discusses the importance of theatre from a societal presentation perspective. It focuses on the requirements that will enable the theatre to continue existing by maintaining a connection to the common mass and their problems or complaints. The Theatre of the Rebels is all that political theatre is.Political Theatre needs to be utilized as an instrument for social change, not just for entertainment.  Human life is valuable, and it is our responsibility as artists to help save it.Political Theatre played an integral role in India's freedom struggle – what purpose does it serve in the country today? This paper discusses political theatre in modern India as well as India at large.