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Augusto Boal
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Brazilian writer (1931–2009)

Also known as: Augusto Pinto Boal, Аугусто Боал, أوغستو بوال, 아우구스토 보아우, アウグスト・ボアール, 奧古斯托·波瓦

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Known works

  • The rainbow of desire
  • Hamlet and the baker's son
  • Jeux pour acteurs et non-acteurs
  • Legislative theatre
  • Theatre of the Oppressed