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The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen (tr. Manheim/Sauerlander)
Full-Length Play / 9w, 25m
Bertolt Brecht, Ralph Manheim, Wolfgang Sauerlander
The Trial Of Joan Of Arc At Rouen
by Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Ralph Manheim and Wolfgang Sauerlander
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Cast Size
9w, 25m
Details
Summary
Brecht's play is an adaptation of a radio play by Anna Seghers based on the original records of the trial of Joan of Arc. The play emphasises the destruction of Joan as a common interest to both the occupying power and and the collaborationist clergy, and the clash of interests between them.
Cast Attributes
- Setting Interior and exterior settings
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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Ralph Manheim