Bertolt Brecht - Education Scotland

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WORKS BY BERTOLT BRECHT
The other Methuen Student Editions are:
The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Methuen Student Edition, trans. J & T Stern
with W H Auden, with commentary and notes by Hugh Rorrison, London:
Methuen, 1984
This has an excellent series of photographs from Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble
production, designed by Karl von Appen. The introductory notes and
commentary are superb.
The Life of Galileo, Methuen Student Edition, trans. J Willett, with notes and
commentary by Hugh Rorrison, London: Methuen, 1986
Another excellent edition.
The many Methuen Modern Plays editions are all edited by John Willett and
Ralph Manheim:
The Threepenny Opera, trans. R Manheim and J Willett, 1979
Excellent notes and texts, including one by Kurt Weill, a public letter
responding to requests for his theoretical views.
The Good Person of Szechwan, trans. J Willett, 1985
Another good edition, which also contains the variant Santa Monica version
and notes on the Zurich production.
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, trans. R Manheim, 1981
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, trans. J Willett, 1983
The Caucasian Chalk Circle, trans. J & T Stern with W H Auden, 1963
For alternatives, you might want to look at the following:
The Good Person of Sichuan, trans. M Hofmann, London: Methuen, 1989
Hofmann’s translation for the National Theatre in 1989 is based on the Santa
Monica version of the play (the original version is from a Zurich production).
It is shorter than the original, substitutes opium for tobacco and the
translator’s Preface makes some pithy observations on Brecht’s use of
language.
Mother Courage and Her Children, adapted David Hare, London: Methuen,
1995
David Hare’s adaptation was used for Diana Rigg’s performance at the National
Theatre in 1995.
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