O TEATRO E A CENSURA. A CENSURA AO TEATRO. DESAFIOS.

Regarding scenic art, the Portuguese censorship of the XVIII century was divorced from the possible authors and the public, trying to promote a form of spectacle and morals unintelligible to the eyes of both parties. This, when an idea was already certain — the usefulness of dramatic art as a mean of instruction and reaching the theater as a space of expression for a large popular audience. Between the most fragile of the social scale, only the most affluent, with average resources and even those obliged to make specific sacrifices, had the opportunity to attend a performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]