Mother Courage and Her Children

...in a one-night benefit performance, which used songs and poems from the 2006 Shakespeare in the Park production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children. If you haven't seen it yet, the picture below is Daniel hilariously...

In this article: Daniel Craig, E-mail, William Shakespeare, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Bertolt Brecht, Kevin Kline, and Taylor Swift

...rewriting "Intelligent Homosexual ..." before it opens in New York; fine-tuning the script for a benefit performance of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children" starring Meryl Streep; and making tweaks in two of the five "Tiny"...

In this article: Tony Kushner, Laura Bush, Angels in America, Tennessee Williams, Abraham Lincoln, Caroline, or Change, Meryl Streep, and New York

...at Tiffany's, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Prick Up Your Ears, Comedy, London Speaking in Tongues, Duke of York's, London Mother Courage and Her Children, NT Olivier, London Anna Friel's Holly Golightly fails to charm, let...

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LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - There is much to admire in the National Theater production of Tony Kushner's translation of "Mother Courage and Her Children" by Bertolt Brecht, especially Tom Pye's dynamic set design and Duke Special's...

In this article: Fiona Shaw, Tony Kushner, 30 Years War, Olivier Awards, Deborah Warner, Gore Vidal, and Bertolt Brecht

...of a profiteering woman during the 30 years' war, is being revived at the National Theatre in London, where it remains highly divisive 70 years after it was written. Hello, I am writing a light-hearted digest of theatre reviews! As a rule,...

In this article: Fiona Shaw, Mother Courage, and Deborah Warner

Often I sit back and watch you, amazed," the smitten Chaplain tells Mother Courage in Tony Kushner's bouncy new translation of Brecht's greatest play. He could be speaking for the entire audience in the Olivier, where Fiona Shaw is...

In this article: Fiona Shaw, Mother Courage, Small business, Deborah Warner, Stephen Kennedy, London, Martin Marquez, and Tony Kushner

...enough to make you pull the duvet over your head and turn your face to the wall. Back in 1995, I was astonished to find myself moved by Mother Courage and her Children, thanks to a deeply affecting performance from Diana Rigg in the title...

In this article: Fiona Shaw, Mother Courage, Deborah Warner, Diana Rigg, Thirty Years War, Gore Vidal, Mick Jagger, and Madonna

A world hell-bent on destruction … Fiona Shaw in Mother Courage and Her Children at the Olivier, London. Photograph: Tristram Kenton "I admire vitality," says Mother Courage in Tony Kushner's sparky new translation, "and I no longer care...

In this article: Fiona Shaw, Deborah Warner, Mother Courage, God, Thirty Years' War, Waiting for Godot, Stephen Kennedy, and Gore Vidal

...noted the box office was showing a strong demand for "challenging" productions at the National Theatre, with solid advance booking for Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, which opens at the Olivier Theatre on September 9. He...

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It's no surprise, then, that Robinette is giving a captivating performance in the title role of Bertolt Brecht's antiwar epic with songs, "Mother Courage and Her Children." Courage is a wily, complicated figure, a street merchant peddling...

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