Eugen Bertolt Friedrich Brecht, better known as Bertolt Brecht, was a German playwright, poet and director of plays, who rose to prominence in the 20th century. He was one of the most influential theatre directors in Europe during his time and is credited for being one of the major influences on the evolution of theatrical production in Europe. He attended the University of Munich in 1917 in order to study medicine but at the university he came into contact with Arthur Kutscher and learnt the intricacies of dramatics. Brecht is regarded as one of the most important figures in the world of Epic Drama and throughout his career, he produced exemplary work that made him a darling of German and European audiences who flocked to see his plays. Some of his most famous plays include ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’, The Threepenny Opera’, ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ and ‘Life of Galileo’ among others. Following the end of the Second World War, Brecht established his own theatre company named Berliner Ensemble and went on tours to several cities. Brecht was an iconoclast and is considered as one of the most significant theatre directors of the 20th century. Here are some of his most famous quotes.
The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.
Bertolt Brecht
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.
We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it's all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It's the desire to be barbaric that makes governments call their enemies barbarians.
