Mother Courage and her Children

Mother Courage and Her Children was  German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht's considered greatest play of the 20th centuary. It was written by the man himself in 1939, during the second world war which is the inspiration behind this masterpiece, making it the greatest anti-war play perhaps since forever.  After four very important theatrical productions in Switzerland and Germany from 1941 to 1952—the last three supervised and/or directed by Brecht—the play was filmed several years after Brecht's death in 1959/1960 with Brecht's widow and leading actress, Helene Weigel.


The play has lived on long after Brecht's death. Having been written in 1939, it was still being performed in 2006 which, in my opinion, highlights just how powerful and memorable this play is. In 2006, Meryl Streep took on the leading role of the Mother herself and performed, free for the audience, as Shakespeare in the Park.
This is Meryl in action.