Mother Courage and her Children
National Theatre. Translated by Eric Bentley. Lyrics translated by W H Auden.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Catholic Sergeant, Lieutenant | David Hargreaves |
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| Chaplain | Peter Cellier |
| Clerk, First Soldier | Edward Hardwicke |
| Cook | Frank Finlay |
| Eilif | Michael Gambon |
| Kattrin | Lynn Redgrave |
| Mother Courage | Madge Ryan |
| Old Soldier, Peasant | Keith Marsh |
| Old Woman | Janie Booth |
| One-eye, First Customer | Terence Knapp |
| Ordnanace officer, Young peasant | Christopher Timothy |
| Peasant | Reginald Green |
| Peasant woman | Barbara Hicks |
| Peasant Woman | Maggie Riley |
| Recruiting Sergeant, Second Soldier | Michael Turner |
| Sergeant | Colin Blakely |
| Singer | Sheila Reid |
| Soldier with cannon, Young Man | Nicholas Edmett |
| Stretcher Bearer, Third Soldier | Malcolm Terris |
| Stretcher bearer, Yvette’s servant; T/O Young Man | Roy Holder |
| Sweish Commander; Soldier with fur coat | Kenneth Mackintosh |
| Swiss Cheese | George Innes |
| T/O Soldier with cannon et al | Lewis Jones |
| T/O Swiss Cheese | John Stride |
| YougnSoldier, Soldier with Eilif | Thomas Kempinski |
| Yvette | Petronella Barker |
| Yvette’s Colonel | Harry Lomax |
Crew | |
| Assistant director | Louisa Browne |
| Choreographer | Claude Chagrin |
| Design Assistant | Ariane Gastambide |
| Designer | Jocelyn Herbert |
| Director | William Gaskill |
| Lighting designer | Brian Freeland |
| Musical Director | Marc Wilkinson |
| Photographer | John Timbers |
| Singing Coach | Chuck Mallett |
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Play description
This play was first performed in 1941. Mother Courage’s business is war. She trades in brandy, boots and belts, endlessly dragging her children across Europe whilst attempting to protect them from the war’s devastating effects.
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