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)

Written by Bertolt Brecht

Translated by Tony Kushner

Directed by Damien Millar

Assistant Director and Choreographer Michael Lindner

Performed by Bagryana Popov, Kate Bayley, Richard Bligh, Rodrigo Calderón, Tom Considine, Lakshmi Ganapathy, Nathan Milne, and Claude Sarmiento

Set and and costume design by Lara Week

Lighting design by Shane Grant

Music by Paul Doogood and Damien Millar

Stage managed by Kat Carrington

Produced by Lara Week and Bagryana Popov

Image by Darren Gill