Mother Courage and Her Children is a play written in 1939 by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht, with significant contributions from Margarete Steffin. The name is based on its eponymous cha
Gisela May and Manfred Wekwerth during rehearsals of a 1978 production of Mother Courage and Her Children
Therese Giehse as Mother Courage by Günter Rittner
Angelique Rockas as Yvette and Renu Setna as The Chaplain (1982)
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Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes
Mother Courage and Her Children
…Mother Courage and Her Children (German: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder) is a play written in 1939 by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), with significant contributions from Margarete Steffin. The name is based on its eponymous character, Mother Courage. Four theatrical…
Brecht in 1954
Brecht's birthplace in Augsburg
Brecht's house in Santa Monica, 1063 26th Street (2014)
Brecht and Weigel on the roof of the Berliner Ensemble during the International Workers' Day demonstrations in 1954