Ebook: Daring to play: a Brecht companion

'Daring to Play' is the study of Bertolt Brecht's theatre by Manfred Wekwerth. Wekwerth aims to challenge prevailing myths and misconceptions of Brecht's theatre, instead providing a refreshing and accessible approach to his plays and theatrical craft.;Brecht's theatre : an extended overview -- Brecht's theatre today : an attempt in seven days: Stockholm seminar -- Brecht's 'simplicity' : a somewhat deviant contribution to a Brecht conference -- Brechtian theatre : an opportunity for the future? -- Political perspectives -- The Left's difficulties with culture, or the practical use of Brechtian slogans : Polemical thoughts -- The uncertain thing about certainty : a dubious eulogy -- Theatre making : the Fabel -- Keyword : Fabel : 1978 in utopian retrospective -- Translation, adaptation, dramatization -- Two speeches : two moments of change -- On the re-opening of the Berliner Ensemble after six months of reconstruction work in September 1989 -- On the opening of the Academy for Performing Arts in Delitzsch in March 2008 -- Enjoying the final fruits -- The Secret Service's open secret : thoughts on the 'Brecht file', now to be made public by the FBI by order of the Supreme Court of the USA -- Party game.