Mother Courage and Her Children
Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
First published AD 1949, written in German
Mother Courage and Her Children 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 productions were mounted in Switzerland and Germany between 1941 and 1952, the last three supervised or directed by Brecht, who had returned to East Germany from the United States.
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Where it is set
- Halle (Saale)
Germany
When Mother Courage is trading in the Protestant city of Halle, Kattrin is left with a peasant family in the countryside overnight. Source: Wikipedia, reviewed
