1st Edition
Daring to Play A Brecht Companion
Preface by Manfred Wekwerth Part 1 : Brecht's Theatre - An Extended Overview 1. Brecht’s Theatre Today - An Attempt in Seven Days: Stockholm Seminar 2. Brecht’s Simplicity 3. Brechtian Theatre - An Opportunity for the Future Part 2: Political Perspectives 4. The Left’s Difficulties with Culture, or The Practical Use of Brechtian Slogans 5. The Uncertain Thing about Certainty Part 3: Theatre Making - The Fabel 6. Keyword - Fabel 7. Translation, Adaptation, Dramatization Part 4: Two Speeches - Two Moments of Change 8. On the re-opening of the Berliner Ensemble after six months of Reconstruction Work in September 1989 9. On the Opening of the Academy for Performing Arts in Delitzsch in March 2008 Part 5: Enjoying the Final Fruits 10. The Secret Service’s Open Secret - The FBI Brecht File 11. Party Game
Biography
Wekwerth, Manfred; Hozier, Anthony
