This version of Brecht's great anti-war play by playwright David Hare
was premiered by the National Theatre, London, in November 1995. It
adopts a freer approach to the text than many editions, adapting the
original rather than offering a close translation. In this chronicle
of the Thirty Years War, Mother Courage follows the armies back and
forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen
wagon. One by one she loses her children to the war but will not part
with her livelihood - the wagon. The Berlin production of 1949, with
Helene Weigel as Mother Courage, marked the foundation of the Berliner
Ensemble. Considered by many to be one of the greatest anti-war plays
ever written and Brecht's masterpiece, it remains a powerful example
of Brecht's Epic Theatre and pioneering theatrical style.
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472538116
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter