The thesis deals with theatrical space in the contemporary Slovenian drama Our Warehouse by Tjaša Mislej, from 2020. I lean on the theoretical background of postdramatic theatre according to Hans-Thies Lehmann and the definition of space according to Gay McAuley, Anne Ubersfeld and Meta Hočevar, which I apply to the drama in question. The purpose of the thesis is to determine how the theatrical space, as presented in the drama, comments or reflects the capitalist system as the main culprit for the unfavorable position of the main characters (four women of different ages and personalities). The definition of capitalism in the thesis is derived from Zygmunt Bauman (Liquid Modernity) and Noam Chomsky with Marv Waterstone (Consequences of Capitalism). The main emphasis is on the spatial references in the text, the centrality of space and the way it shows the inexorability of the system in which exploited and underpaid workers are trapped by its all-encompassing presence.
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