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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

By Bertolt Brecht
Series: Modern Plays
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a morality play by Bertolt Brecht, presented in a version by Frank McGuinness. It tells the story of a servant girl who sacrifices everything to protect a child abandoned during civil war. When order is restored, she faces a legal contest with the boy's biological mother to determine who deserves custody. A comical judge invokes the ancient custom of the chalk circle to resolve the dispute.
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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.

One of Brecht's great plays, studied by students of drama and English LiteraturePublished to accompany the national tour by the National Theatre of Frank McGuinness's translation. Touring to:Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury 8-13 Jan, Corn Exchange, Brighton 15-20 Jan, Norwich Playhouse 22-27 JanDundee Rep Theatre 29 Jan-3 Feb, Liverpool Everyman 5-10 Feb, Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon 12-17 FebWarwick Arts Centre 19-24 Feb, Bristol Old Vic 26 Feb-3 Mar, Cottesloe Theatre National Theatre 5 Mar - for 6 weeks

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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.

Series: Modern Plays

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780713685947

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 January 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Edited by Tom Kuhn
  • Translated by Frank McGuinness
  • Volume editor Tom Kuhn

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 148g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture Bertolt Brecht Non-Fiction Series: Modern Plays

About the Author

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

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