Ticket to Mother Courage and Her Children

Highlights

• Feel the intensity of Brecht’s masterpiece in an open-air theatre
• Watch Michelle Terry lead as the iconic Mother Courage
• Experience live music and biting humour throughout the performance
• Explore urgent themes of survival, capitalism, and complicity
• Capture the atmosphere of Shakespeare’s Globe’s historic riverside venue

Description

Shakespeare’s Globe welcomes revolutionary playwright Brecht to the stage for the very first time with a new production of his anti-war masterpiece, Mother Courage and Her Children. War rages. Resources are scarce. Hope is a luxury. Mother Courage drags her cart through a wasteland stripped bare by greed and conflict – a profiteer, a survivor, and a mother. She’s learnt to make a living from war, and she’ll sell whatever’s left of humanity to keep herself and her children alive. In the business of war, every victory costs her something – and eventually, everything. Filled with live music, biting humour and raw determination, this modern staging of a classic protest piece, translated by Anna Jordan (Succession, Yen, Lost Atoms) and directed by Globe Associate Artist Elle While (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Globe), asks urgent questions about survival, capitalism and complicity. Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, Globe) leads as one of theatre’s mightiest and most complex female characters, in a darkly hedonistic production that will bring the yard vividly to life with fury, empathy and joy-as-rebellion. Visceral, defiant and ferociously human.

Includes

Ticket to Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare's Globe

Excludes

Meals and beverages Transportation costs

Important Information

• Duration: TBC. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately. Shakespeare's Globe is a roofless open air theatre – tours and events go ahead in all conditions so dress for the weather. Cushions and blankets can be hired. After booking, you’ll get a confirmation email with an e-ticket, which you must bring. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance starts. Latecomers might not be admitted until a break, and admittance is not guaranteed. The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist at any performance due to illness, holiday or events beyond the producers’ control. No refunds or exchanges will be offered as a result of any artist’s unavailability to perform at any performance.

Easy cancellation

This activity is non-refundable