Synopsis
Mother Courage and Her Children - STUDENT EDITION
$15.99 Published by Methuen
Large Mixed Cast
One of Brecht's most famous plays and a classic of modern literature
In this chronicle of the Thirty Years War, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon
One by one she loses her children to the war but will not part with her livelihood - the wagon
The Berlin production of 1949, with Helene Weigel as Mother Courage, marked the foundation of the Berliner Ensemble
This Student Edition contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases