... theatrical performances. His background in politics from Communism and Marxism infiltrated his productions from Mother Courage to Galileo, this is similar in some respects to the infiltration of political ideology in the Presnyakov Brothers presentation of Playing the Victim. 'Brecht's plays had a strong political social function in seeking to promote a Marxist analysis of society' (Dobson,2000;37). It is this analysis from which he sought to effect change, showing what was wrong with society and therefore negative making the audience think about what they are watching. This seems in many ways similar to Playing the Victim, the Presnyakov Brothers showed Valya, a social underdog, seemingly pushed to the bottom of society by those above and around him, his superiors at work and his family, it is not until the play is analysed further that it shows that it is Valya that is manipulating the 'system'. The play itself promotes to ...

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