 The words "metatheatre" and "metadrama" combine theatre or drama with the Greek prefix "meta—", which implies "a level beyond" the subject that it qualifies.Metatheatricality has been a dimension of drama ever since its invention in the theatre of classical Greece 2,500 years ago.One major purpose of this metatheatricality was to keep then spectators away from utter involvement or belief in the development of the plot presented.