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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      May 2015
      March 2015
      ISBN:
      9781107446540
      9781107059795
      9781107663763
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107446540
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.98kg, 524 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.77kg, 507 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Twentieth Century European History, History, Drama and Theatre: General Interest, European Studies, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies, European Theatre
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Twentieth Century European History, History, Drama and Theatre: General Interest, European Studies, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies, European Theatre
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
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    The Berliner Ensemble was founded by Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helene Weigel in 1949. The company soon gained international prominence, and its productions and philosophy influenced the work of theatre-makers around the world. David Barnett's book is the first study of the company in any language. Based on extensive archival research, it uncovers Brecht's working methods and those of the company's most important directors after his death. The book considers the boon and burden of Brecht's legacy, and provides new insights into battles waged behind the scenes for the preservation of the Brechtian tradition. The Berliner Ensemble was also the German Democratic Republic's most prestigious cultural export, attracting attention from the highest circles of government, and from the Stasi, before it privatised itself after German reunification in 1990. Barnett pieces together a complex history that sheds light on both the company's groundbreaking productions and their turbulent times.

    Reviews

    'Barnett’s history of the company is a major achievement and a fascinating read.'

    Laura Bradley - University of Edinburgh

    'Remarkably, Barnett’s is the first history of the Berliner Ensemble to appear in any language. Written in English, this volume redressed that balance, reaching beyond Brecht scholars to theater practitioners and general audiences internationally.'

    Sam Williams Source: Das Brecht-Jahrbuch

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    • 6 - Making theatre politically after the Berlin Wall: 1961–1965
      pp 171-198
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