Existentialism and theatre

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French audiences however immediately understood the real meaning of the play, and replaced the British with the GermansThose sorts of "hidden meanings" were common throughout the period so that plays would be able to pass censorship. Existentialism proposes that man is full of anxiety and despair with no meaning in his life, just simply existing, until he made decisive choice about his own futureThat is the way to achieve dignity as a human beingExistentialists felt that adopting a social or political cause was one way of giving purpose to a lifeSartre is well known for the "Theatre engage" or Theatre 'committed', which is supposedly committed to social and/or political action. One of the major playwrights during this period was Jean-Paul SartreSartre had been imprisoned in Germany in 1940 but managed to escape, and become one of the leaders of the Existential movement