Edward Gordon Craig
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Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) was an English theatre practitioner in the moedernist tradition. Advocating a kind of 'total theatre', created by a master-artist combining the roles of director and designer, Craig believed a play was primarily a visual rather than a literary experience. He denounced playwrights for over-emphasising the role of words, and star actors for their self-importance. His most controversial idea was that actors should be reduced to the status of 'uber-marionettes' or super-puppets, in the hands of the master-artist.