“The Death of Tarelkin did not have a single, unitary set, making it even more of a break with traditional theater than Magnanimous Cuckold. The parts which might have made up the set became the tools of acting, making the people and the objects into material alike. These “tools” had their origins in circus and fairground tricks, so nothing was exactly what it seemed to be. The play became a play about the confusion of morality and trickery.” 1

“Against the Reified Image: The `Failure´ of Constructivist Stage Design“. RADFORD UNIVERSITY.”