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Mother Courage and Her Children (Hofmann)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 6w, 13m
Bertolt Brecht, John Willett, Michael Hofmann
Mother Courage and Her Children
by Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Michael Hofman
Songs translated by John Willett
For years through the terrible Thirty Years War Mother Courage has followed the Swedish armies with her mobile canteen, and her three children (each by a different man). Life during war is reduced simply to a series of business transactions: soldiers…
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6w, 13m -
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Summary
For years through the terrible Thirty Years War Mother Courage has followed the Swedish armies with her mobile canteen, and her three children (each by a different man). Life during war is reduced simply to a series of business transactions: soldiers rob peasants and steal from their own stores, peasants sell their last cherished possessions. Mother Courage's business and motherly instincts constantly betray her. Finally, alone, she hitches herself to her wagon and continues to follow the army.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period 17th Century
- Setting Twelve simple exterior settings
- Additional Features Play with Music
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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John Willett