KnowraMetatheatreLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Metatheatre, each with the reason it gives.All 9Related 4Narrower topic 4Compared with 1The fourth wallCompared with: Its self-consciousness foregrounds the boundary that the fourth wall usually hides.The play within a playRelated: A play nested inside another makes theatrical performance itself part of the subject.Edward AlbeeRelated: Albee’s staged illusions make audiences question what counts as reality onstage.Thornton WilderNarrower topic: Wilder’s characters and stage directions often expose the artifice of the play.Harold PrinceRelated: Prince often used visible performance frames to make audiences consider how spectacle shapes perception.Luigi PirandelloNarrower topic: His plays make performance itself a means of questioning whether staged and lived realities differ.Six Characters in Search of an AuthorNarrower topic: The interrupted rehearsal makes theatrical artifice visible rather than concealing it.Tom StoppardNarrower topic: Stoppard often makes theatrical artifice itself part of the action.Jean AnouilhRelated: Several plays use rehearsals, role-playing, or staged recollection to complicate the boundary between acting and life.