lavastusliik, milles kasutatakse alusmaterjalina dokumente, nt ajakirjanduslikke tekste, arhiividokumente, protokolle, aruandeid, intervjuusid, kirju, statistikat, kõnesid, fotosid, raadiolindistusi jpm, sageli muutmata kujul, theater that uses already existing documentary material (such as newspapers, government reports, interviews, journals, and correspondence) as source material for stories about real events and people, often without altering the text in a performance
