A Guide To The Plays Of Brecht

A guide to all of Brecht's key plays that sets them in their historical, dramaturgical and political contexts

Stephen Unwin provides a clear and readable guide to Brecht's plays that will prove invaluable to the student, teacher and theatre practitioner

Grouping and analysing plays chronologically according to their context, Unwin also considers Brecht's theory and looks at his impact and the legacy that he left

The Guide covers -

Three Early Plays and Expressionism
Two Music Theatre Pieces and Kurt Weill
Marxism and the Theatre
Opposition Plays
Five Great Plays
A Late Masterpiece
Theory and Practice
Brecht's Legacy

A perfect companion to the plays of Brecht for the student and theatre practitioner