To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Bertolt Brecht our dossier sheds light on how Brecht’s political-theatrical legacy is explored by German and international theatre scenes.
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'Faithfulness to the original' has become a prominent battle cry in the field of theatre. When, in a speech in honour of the poet Friedrich Schiller, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Horst Köhler lamented the lack of faithful performances, this was judged to be a massive reproach against the contemporary theatre, as if it had betrayed classical education.
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