Mother Courage and her Children - Stagetext (Brighton) November 30, 2006

Mother Courage and her Children
English Touring Theatre

Genre: Drama

Immediately following acclaimed co-productions with English Touring Theatre of Hamlet and The Old Country, ETT return to Guildford with this outstanding new production of Mother Courage and Her Children.

Widely regarded as Brecht’s best work, a theatrical landmark and one of the most powerful anti-war plays in history, the play follows the fortunes of Mother Courage and her three children, as they strive to make a living during the madness of the Thirty Years War.

As she profits from the spoils of war, using only her wits and sheer will to keep her family alive, Mother Courage must make the ultimate sacrifice in this epic masterpiece of struggle and survival.

Translated by Michael Hofmann
Directed by Stephen Unwin
Music Composed by Matthew Scott

Cast includes Diana Quick