Postwar Austrian theater

This collection of seventeen articles offers an investigation of some of the most important voices from Austriais theater world between 1945 and 2001. They are for the most part critical voices engaged in the constantly evolving redefinition of a political state and its private citizens, provoking and undermining the status quo and the general complacency. They include both writers, producers and directors and show the incredible richness and variety of the theater scene in Austria. The introductory chapter is meant to provide both a historical survey of postwar Austrian drama and an introduction to the countryis most important playwrights.