1. See Chapter eight of Romain Rolland, The People's Theatre. G.A.E. Publishers, Calcutta, 1980. 2. John McGrath.^ Goodnight Out, Eyre Methuen. London, 1981, p. 17. 3. Romain Rolland.op cit. p. iii. 4. Ibid.. p.42. 5. Erwin Piscator, The Political Theatre. Eyre Methuen, London, 1980, p. 187. 6. John Willet (ed), Brecht on Theatre. Hill & Wang, NY, 1964, p. 185. 7. Augusto Boal. Theatre of the Oppressed. Pluto Press, London, 1979, pp. ix-x. 8. Sudhi Pradhan (ed), Marxist Cultural Movement in India, National Book Agency Pvt Ltd., Calcutta, 1979 9. Ibid. pp. 130=31. 10. See Badal Sircar's Introduction in his. The Third Theatre, published by Badal Sircar, la Peary Row, Calcutta, 1978. 11. Ibid. 12. John McGrath,^ Goodnight Out, Eyre Methuen, London, 1981, p.5. 13. See Raymond Williams, Writing in Society, Verso. London (no date). 14. Augusto Boal, Theatre of the Oppressed '(Pluto Press, London, 1979. p. 155. 42 Number 9