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Abstract
This article explores Brecht’s use of onstage spectatorship in Die Mutter, Mutter Courage, and Der kaukasische Kreidekreis. Episodes in the plays showcase contrasting examples of ‘culinary’ and ‘critical’ spectatorship, providing spectators in the auditorium with negative and positive role models. They also posit a connection between acting and spectatorship, as the characters use their social observations to construct ‘dramatic’ and ‘epic’ performances. The article links these developments to the ideas that Brecht articulates in the poem ‘Rede an dänische Arbeiterschauspieler’, and it examines what we can learn from real-life reactions to the plays’ postwar stagings in East Berlin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1029-1048 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Modern Language Review |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
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- 2 Paper
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Staging Blindness and Insight: Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children" in East Berlin
Bradley, L., 9 Nov 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Training the Audience: Brecht and the Art of Spectatorship
Bradley, L., 27 Jun 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Video for A Level students on Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
Laura Bradley (Speaker)
10 Mar 2021 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Drama Revision Course
Laura Bradley (Speaker)
24 Sept 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Brecht - The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Laura Bradley (Advisor) & Stuart Nash (Participant)
Apr 2018 → May 2018Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Profiles
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Laura Bradley
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures - Personal Chair of German and Theatre
Person: Academic: Research Active