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University of Manitoba drama professor Bill Kerr tells a story about the time he attended a play by Bertolt Brecht with two colleagues from the world of theatre. The actors declaimed their lines ...

An innovative new 2-part radio production of Brecht’s timeless anti-war play with songs. A narrator observes from present day Ukraine, and unconventional techniques mirror Brecht’s “alienation effect” ...

I always thought there was something half-baked in Bertolt Brecht’s formulation of the “alienation effect.” First, there is a discrepancy between what he aims for and the method he proposes to get ...

Readers unfamiliar with Bertolt Brecht’s life should approach the new translation of his letters warily or not at all. [1] From Brecht’s collected letters and the editors’ notes, the uninitiated are ...