Mother Courage and Her Children

This collection comprises of a series of short documentaries created around Deborah Warner's 2009 production of Mother Courage and Her Children. Fiona Shaw in the title role of Tony Kushner’s inventive and vigorous translation of Bertolt Brecht’s uncompromising masterpiece. This collection includes videos on Brecht, the music performed live by Duke Special and a behind the scenes look at Fiona Shaw as she prepares to go on stage.

Brechtian theatre coming to life

Art is not a mirror with which to reflect reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

04-08
06:19

Art of cart

The most important object in the play is Mother Courage's cart.

04-08
04:32

Deborah Warner's starting point

Why this play now? Why this cast? How did Deborah Warner begin this project?

04-08
04:30

Fiona Shaw on stage

Follow Fiona through her pre-show warm up and getting read for the show

04-08
10:12

Motherhood, Commerce and War

Who is Mother Courage?

04-08
03:48

Sound and music

Duke Special wrote the music for the show.

04-08
06:21

Creating the visual narrative

How to fill the Olivier stage space with out incurring huge cost.

04-08
03:19

A popular play spectacle

Making popular, exciting, entertaining, theatre is fundamental.

04-08
03:58

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