Teatro chileno y dictadura: cuatro obras contestatarias

During the dictatorship of Pinochet, Chilean theatre was surprisingly able to articulate a solid body of dissident works that dared to reflect critically on the experience of life under an authoritarian government. Despite the widespread censorship of dissident opinions, these plays were presented publicly in Santiago. This anthology contains four previously unpublished plays from this time period. The authors, David Benavente, Fernando Gallardo, Gonzalo Meza, Juan Radrigán and Jaime Vadell, are all prominent figures in Chilean theatre. This anthology addresses the need to recover these important works that played a role in the struggle against the dictatorship.