Brecht on Theatre

Pretty much everything that Brecht wrote on the theatre, his own, the theatre world around him, and the plays and dramatic theories of others. Anyone researching matters of Brechtian theatre according to BB need go to no other source. Especially interesting are the insights one might glean out by Brecht on how his rather idiosyncratic and ever-evolving ideas of the stage might be fitted into Stalinist socialism that he embraced.

First of all, it should be mentioned that there is no theatre untouched by Bertolt Brecht's theories and practices on theatre. In the 21st century, the way we look at theatre has its roots in Brecht's Aesthetic.Now, this book is like the Brecht Bible essentially. Packed with all his views and opinions on the theatre, society and culture around theatre, acting, etc. Its big, dense and the type set is small enough to make you cry sometimes because he just never seems to stop.I had a hard time following and understanding it, but that is no fault of this edition, but more so the long winded thoughts of Brecht. The core of his ideas and points are there, they just need to be searched for. Sometimes he makes it very clear what point he is trying to make, but sometimes you have to wade through his thoughts until he nails it for you. I think for having never read it before, I wasn't sure what was the most important part of some of the arguments he was making, but overall I know this is a valuable book to own. I think it requires guidance from someone who has studied Brecht a lot, which I fortunately had. There is a Brecht for Beginners I think out there that is a GOOD COMPANION to this book.

Good collection of Brecht's views on theater theory.

This is a huge selection of essays written over many years. This not necessarily something you may want to just sit down and read straight through. If you do, you will find many contradictions over the years. At any rate, it is a very formative collection of Brecht's work, and certainly a must have for anyone who studies theatre or the arts in general.

This is an insightful text explaining Brecht's views on theater through essays and notes. I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about Epic Theatre.

Great for quotes by Brecht, and for understanding his version of absurdism, though ther are some strange "interviews" that don't accurately quote him, but thry are entertaining.

Great book. Brecht is a good writer with intelligent ideas.

Excellent book. Great notes and edition.