Profusely illustrated by practical examples, from Heiner Müller and Tadeusz Kantor to Robert Wilson and Jan Fabre, through the collectives Fura dels Baus and Gob Squad, this work offers a unique and innovative theoretical approach to the new forms of theater that developed from the 1990s onwards. of the 70s and that are part of the historical shift from the culture of the text to the predominantly audiovisual and media culture.

The concept of postdramatic theatre, coined by Lehmann to account for the new theater, was so influential that it is constantly revived and debated in performing arts studies.