Didactic Theatre
Theatre created with the primary intention of teaching, instructing, or conveying a moral or political message to the audience. Didactic theatre prioritises its message over entertainment, though the best didactic work achieves both. Bertolt Brecht's lehrstücke (learning plays) are explicitly didactic, and much Theatre in Education work is didactic by design. The term can be used critically when a play's message overwhelms its artistry.
