Marat/Sade
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| Marat/Sade | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Peter Weiss |
| Characters | Marquis de Sade Coulmier Jean-Paul Marat Simone Évrard Charlotte Corday Duperret Jacques Roux The Herald Kokol Polpoch Cucurucu Rossignol |
| Mute | Mme Coulmier Mlle Coulmier Male Nurses Asylum inmates Sisters Musicians |
| Date premiered | April 29, 1964 |
| Place premiered | Schillertheater, West Berlin, Germany |
| Original language | German |
| Subject | French Revolution, sado-masochism |
| Genre | A play with music |
| Setting | Charenton Asylum, France 1808 |
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (German: Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade), usually shortened to Marat/Sade (pronounced [ma.ʁa.sad]), is a 1963 play by Peter Weiss. The work was first published in German.
Incorporating dramatic elements characteristic of both Antonin Artaud and Bertolt Brecht, it is a depiction of class struggle and human suffering that asks whether true revolution comes from changing society or changing oneself.