Theatre of Cruelty (1900-current time)

Was founded by Antonin Artaud who was born in 1896. Artaud spoke of cruelty not in the sense of violent behaviour, but rather the cruelty it takes for actors to show an audience a truth that they do not wish to see.
Artaud thought that society and the world of theatre had become an empty shell. In the Theatre of Cruelty, he was trying to revolutionize theatre. He wanted to scare and shock his audiences into leaving the theatre with complex dilemas in their minds so that they would question their own beliefs and morals and perhaps change themselve for the better.