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One of Bertolt Brecht's best-loved and most performed plays, The Threepenny Opera was first staged in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin (now the home of the Berliner Ensemble). Based on the eighteenth-century The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, the play is a satire on the bourgeois society of the Weimar Republic, but set in a mock-Victorian Soho. With Kurt Weill's music, which was one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce the jazz idiom into the theatre, it became a popular hit throughout the western world. This new edition is published here in John…mehr
One of Bertolt Brecht's best-loved and most performed plays, The Threepenny Opera was first staged in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin (now the home of the Berliner Ensemble).
Based on the eighteenth-century The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, the play is a satire on the bourgeois society of the Weimar Republic, but set in a mock-Victorian Soho.
With Kurt Weill's music, which was one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce the jazz idiom into the theatre, it became a popular hit throughout the western world.
This new edition is published here in John Willett and Ralph Manhein's classic translation with commentary and notes by Anja Hartl.
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and critical writings have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, The Life of Galileo,Mother Courage and Her Children and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
Chronology Contexts Historical, social and cultural Political and social climate of the 1920s Cultural context: the Roaring '20s Significance of the play for Brecht and for political theatre 18th century context 20th century context Britain vs. Germany; London/East London Genres Opera/music/theatre a new theatrical genre Adaptation John Gay, The Beggar's Opera Hybridity: low and highbrow, emphasis on fun, entertainment in Brechtian theatre Satire Themes Who is who? Bourgeois and/or beggar? Role of the institutions (police, royal family, state) Corruption, money Exploitation, human trade, poverty Morality, asocial vs. social Love and sexuality, prostitution Resistance and change Which opportunities for change are envisioned by the play? Characters Male characters Peachum empire Macheath Tigerbrown Female characters and sexual politics of the play Mrs Peachum Polly Jenny Play as performance Brechtian principles of theatre making > emphasis on dialectical theatre > theatricality > actor audience relationship > deus ex machina ending Music > Kurt Weill's composition > Brechtian opera > The significance of the songs Academic debate Central strands in scholarship (comparative readings, focus on music and operatic genre) Production history German productions (Berliner Ensemble; new production announced for January 2021) English productions International success (and problems which ensued: misinterpretation, commercialisation, etc.) Der Dreigroschenprozess (The Threepenny Trial by Bertolt Brecht) Simon Stephens's recent new version at the National Theatre, UK Joachim Lang's film Mackie Messer Brechts Dreigroschenfilm Behind the scenes Interview with playwright Simon Stephens Further reading and viewing THE THREEPENNY OPERA Additional texts Notes
Chronology Contexts Historical, social and cultural Political and social climate of the 1920s Cultural context: the Roaring '20s Significance of the play for Brecht and for political theatre 18th century context 20th century context Britain vs. Germany; London/East London Genres Opera/music/theatre a new theatrical genre Adaptation John Gay, The Beggar's Opera Hybridity: low and highbrow, emphasis on fun, entertainment in Brechtian theatre Satire Themes Who is who? Bourgeois and/or beggar? Role of the institutions (police, royal family, state) Corruption, money Exploitation, human trade, poverty Morality, asocial vs. social Love and sexuality, prostitution Resistance and change Which opportunities for change are envisioned by the play? Characters Male characters Peachum empire Macheath Tigerbrown Female characters and sexual politics of the play Mrs Peachum Polly Jenny Play as performance Brechtian principles of theatre making > emphasis on dialectical theatre > theatricality > actor audience relationship > deus ex machina ending Music > Kurt Weill's composition > Brechtian opera > The significance of the songs Academic debate Central strands in scholarship (comparative readings, focus on music and operatic genre) Production history German productions (Berliner Ensemble; new production announced for January 2021) English productions International success (and problems which ensued: misinterpretation, commercialisation, etc.) Der Dreigroschenprozess (The Threepenny Trial by Bertolt Brecht) Simon Stephens's recent new version at the National Theatre, UK Joachim Lang's film Mackie Messer Brechts Dreigroschenfilm Behind the scenes Interview with playwright Simon Stephens Further reading and viewing THE THREEPENNY OPERA Additional texts Notes
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