Mother Courage And Her Children - What Audiences Are Saying...

Описание: Check out what audiences are saying about Mother Courage and Her Children currently playing at Live Theatre, Newcastle until Sat 1 Nov 2025.

ISANGO ENSEMBLE and ENSEMBLE '84 Presents

Mother Courage and Her Children
Written by BERTOLT BRECHT
Translated and Adapted by LEE HALL
Directed by MARK DORNFORD-MAY
Music by MANDISI DYANTIS

Survival, sacrifice, and the devastating cost of conflict.

Isango Ensemble & Ensemble ‘84 brings Lee Hall’s (Billy Elliot, Rocketman) electrifying adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s 1939 play, Mother Courage and Her Children, to Live Theatre. This is theatre at its most urgent and alive - a gripping story of survival, sacrifice, and the cost of war, infused with rhythm, song, and fierce theatricality.

Against the relentless backdrop of the Thirty Years’ War, Anna Fierling, better known as Mother Courage, fights to keep her business and family intact. Dragging her canteen wagon from battlefield to battlefield, she profits from war while doing everything in her power to protect her three children from its destruction. But as the conflict rages on, she is forced to navigate impossible choices, where survival comes at an unforgiving price.

Bringing fresh urgency to this tale of resilience and moral compromise, this bold new production unites Lee Hall’s sharp adaptation with the soaring presence of South Africa’s globally celebrated Isango Ensemble, led by Paulina Malefane, and the collective power of Ensemble '84’s North East voices. With music by Mandisi Dyantyis, directed by Mark Dornford-May and performed in the immersive setting of Live Theatre, Brecht’s vision is presented as a visceral, music-driven experience that speaks fiercely to the world today. Local and global stories collide, bridging histories and cultures through a shared language of struggle, endurance, and song.

Find out more & book tickets at https://www.live.org.uk/whats-on/moth...