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Mother Courage and Her Children
Full-Length Play / 4w, 8m
Mother Courage was first performed in Zurich in 1941 and is usually seen as Brecht's greatest work. Remaining a powerful indictment of war and social injustice, it is an epic drama set in the seventeenth century during the Thirty Years' War. The plot follows the resilient Mother Courage who survives by running a commissary business that profits from all sides. As the war claims all of her children in turn, the play poignantly demonstrates that no one can profit from the war without being subject to its terrible cost also.
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Cast Size
4w, 8m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen)
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Media
“'Tony Kushner's bouncy new translation of Brecht's greatest play'” – Paul Taylor, Independent, 29.9.09
“'The translation, by American playwright Tony Kushner, is fast-moving, articulate, and reaches the heart of Brecht's reasonings'” – Paul Callan, Daily Express, 28.9.09
“'Tony Kushner's wry, witty translation'” – Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard, 28.9.09
“'Tony Kushner's translation is zesty'” – Kate Bassett, Independent on Sunday, 4.10.09
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.