Heiner Müller

Philoctetes

Experimental play reconfiguring Sophocles' Philoctetes in Cold War geopolitical context

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Heiner Müller
Heiner Müller

East Germany's most radical playwright, Müller deconstructed classical texts and Marxist history into jagged, fragmented theatrical collages. Hamletmachine reduced Hamlet to nine pages of apocalyptic prose poetry. His influence on postdramatic theater has been immense.

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