Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956

Mother Courage and her children by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
604 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 31 languages and held by 2,693 libraries worldwide
Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modern stage, Mother Courage and Her Children is Bertolt Brecht's most passionate and profound statement against war. Set in the seventeenth century, the play follows Anna Fierling--'Mother Courage'--an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through the blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars.

Galileo by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
467 editions published between 1946 and 2010 in 26 languages and held by 2,369 libraries worldwide
"Life of Galileo (German : Leben des Galilei), also known as Galileo, is a play by the twentieth-century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht. The first version of the play was written between 1937 and 1939; the second (or 'American') version was written between 1945-1947, in collaboration with Charles Laughton. The play received its first theatrical production at the Zurich Schauspielhaus, opening on 9 September 1943. This production was directed by Leonard Steckel, with set-design by Teo Otto. The cast included Steckel himself (as Galileo), Karl Paryla and Wolfgang Langhoff. The second version opened at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles on 30 July 1947. This was directed by Joseph Losey and Brecht, with set-design by Robert Davison. Laughton played Galileo, with Hugo Haas as Barberini and Frances Heflin as Virginia. This production opened at the Maxine Elliott's Theatre in New York on 7 December of the same year. A third production, by the Berliner Ensemble with Ernst Busch in the title role, opened in January 1957 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm and was directed by Erich Engel, with set-design by Caspar Neher. The play was first published in 1940"--Www.ulike.net (Nov. 8, 2010).

The good woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
347 editions published between 1940 and 2010 in 23 languages and held by 2,054 libraries worldwide
The Open Fist Theatre presents a re-imagined version of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan. Set in the imaginary city of Setzuan in pre-communist China, the play explores themes of good and evil, love and betrayal and male/female identity. The Brecht approach uses song, dance and style to create a humorous and provocative look at how humanity deals with love, money and social injustice.

The threepenny opera by Kurt Weill ( Recording )
445 editions published between 1928 and 2009 in 12 languages and held by 2,033 libraries worldwide
Levensverhaal van een stel schurken uit het begin van de 20e eeuw in Londen die door het uitbuiten van hun arme medemensen grootse zaken op touw zetten.

Brecht on theatre; the development of an aesthetic by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
37 editions published between 1964 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,957 libraries worldwide

Collected plays by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
251 editions published between 1970 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,922 libraries worldwide
"This volume contains the plays which Brecht wrote in Bavaria before moving to Berlin in the autumn of 1924." --Introduction.

The Caucasian chalk circle by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
343 editions published between 1946 and 2009 in 23 languages and held by 1,863 libraries worldwide
"A servant girl sacrifices everything to protect a child abandoned in the heat of civil war. Order restored, she is made to confront the boy's biological mother in a legal contest over who deserves to keep him. The comical judge calls on an ancient tradition - the chalk circle to resolve the dispute. Who wins?

Seven plays by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
10 editions published in 1961 in English and German and held by 1,678 libraries worldwide

Saint Joan of the stockyards, a drama by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
184 editions published between 1922 and 2009 in 12 languages and held by 1,515 libraries worldwide
Scripts, production notebook, lighting plot, wardrobe notebook, cast lists, costume and set designs, press cuttings, and correspondence from the September 19, 1961 production by the Dublin Gate Theatre.

The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
85 editions published between 1929 and 2007 in 9 languages and held by 1,317 libraries worldwide
Brecht's operatic play produced with Hauptmann, Neher and Weill was first staged in 1930. The story is that three criminals create the city of Mahagonny. Drinking, gambling, prize-fights and similar activities are the sole occupation of the inhabitants, and money rules. Mahagonny is threatened by a hurricane at the end of Act 1, which despite much anticipation and causing much distress simply bypasses the city. In Act 2 following the hurricane nothing is forbidden and various scenes of debauchery occur. Jenny and Jim try to leave but Jim cannot pay his debts and is arrested. Another character arraigned for murder, bribes his way out of it, but Jim has no money and is condemned to death for not paying for his whisky. The opera ends with discontent estroying the city, which burns as the inhabitants march away. Translated and with commentary by Steve Giles, this critical edition is the first translation into English of the approved Versuche text of 1930/1. An important addition to Brecht scholarship, this edition contains a full introduction to the play, Brecht's writing and notes on the work, editorial notes and variants, and a study of contemporary productions and responses.