What else is war but competition? A profit-building enterprise!
Even after the war starts consuming her kids, Mother Courage reminds us not to knock it. War forges virtue and cash. War feeds its people better. Peace produces zip. No innovation or heroes or people with courage. And the world needs courage, doesn’t it?
Mother Courage and Her Children is Brecht’s most ambitious play. It’s a warning shot fired from a century ravaged by total war.
After 80 years of unsurpassed influence, it remains sardonic, compassionate, drunk, camp, muddy, epic, tiny, strange, hilarious, brutal and shockingly alive.
‘[Popov] slips between an array of characters with mastery yet without fanfare. It is amazing to see her do it.’ — What Did She Think? (ANNA)
‘…theatre that dares to mean something…‘ — Alison Croggon (Marlin, written by Damien Millar)
Reviews
'Mother Courage’s children, however, bring a more personal dimension to the story and the tragic nature of their destinies is portrayed with enormous poignancy. Kattrin (Lakshmi Ganapathy), Eilif (Rodrigo Calderón), and Swiss Cheese (Nathan Milne) all capture the paradoxical relationship with Mother Courage; a powerful mix of an unbreakable bond and sheer resentment.' - Patricia Di Risio, Stage Whispers
'And at La Mama it was rousingly well received, with audience participation, generous laughter and the engagement of an almost full house...Lakshmi Ganapathy and Kate Bayley, who shone in a variety of roles.' - Vanessa Francesca, ArtsHub
