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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

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Informationen zum Autor Bertolt Brecht Klappentext A morality masterpiece, The Caucasian Chalk Circle powerfully demonstrates Brecht's pioneering theatrical techniques. This version by Frank McGuinness was published to coincide with the National Theatre's production which toured the UK in 2007. A servant girl sacrifices everything to protect a child abandoned in the heat of civil war. Order restored, she is made to confront the boy's biological mother in a legal contest over who deserves to keep him. The comical judge calls on an ancient tradition - the chalk circle - to resolve the dispute. Who wins? This version by Frank McGuinness was first presented by the National Theatre in 1997 and revived in 2007, opening at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury, on 8 January. A morality masterpiece, The Caucasian Chalk Circle powerfully demonstrates Brecht's pioneering theatrical techniques. This version by Frank McGuinness is published to coincide with the National Theatre's production touring the UK. Zusammenfassung A morality masterpiece, The Caucasian Chalk Circle powerfully demonstrates Brecht's pioneering theatrical techniques. This version by Frank McGuinness is published to coincide with the National Theatre's production touring the UK.

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Authors Bertold Brecht, Bertolt Brecht, Tom Kuhn
Assisted by Tom Kuhn (Editor), Kuhn Tom (Editor), Tom Kuhn (Translation), Frank McGuinness (Translation), McGuinness Frank (Translation)
Publisher Methuen Drama
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 23.01.2007
 
EAN 9780713685947
ISBN 978-0-7136-8594-7
No. of pages 128
Dimensions 124 mm x 196 mm x 10 mm
Series Modern Plays
Modern Plays
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

DRAMA / General, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama

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