'Una comedia sin publico'; Metatheatre, action, and reaction in Lorca's 'Comedia sin titulo'

Written in 1936, Federico Garcia Lorca's unfinished play, Comedia sin titul o, deals with the conflict inside a theatre on the outbreak of a revolution outside. Metatheatre serves two purposes in the play: formally, it represe nts a direct challenge to the naturalism of the established stage; thematic ally, it places theatre on stage and audience under the spotlight. Lorca's mission, in common with Brecht's, is the politicization of the theatre, to make it a forum for debate. Comedia sin titulo features a transparently pol itical struggle, dividing its character neatly into progressives and reacti onaries.