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The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Holmstorm)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 11w, 13m
Bertolt Brecht, John Holmstorm
John Holmstorm's translation of Brecht's classic play which premiered at the RSC in 1962.
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Cast Size
11w, 13m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Details
Summary
In this adaptation of an old Chinese legend, a cruel town governor is murdered. His wife escapes but abandons her baby, who is harboured by a kitchen-maid, Grusha. Later the governor's widow returns and a trial is ordered with the test: which woman can drag the child out of a chalk circle? In refusing to harm the child by pulling it, Grusha is ruled to be the "true" mother.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1940s/WWII
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
- Optional Music/Media Fee: £37 per performance
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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