Talk:Mother Courage and Her Children

Original production
This article needs to mention information regarding the original production —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.126.95.146 (talk • contribs) 21:59, 26 March 2006

we need more information pleas —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.116.163.121 (talk • contribs) 18:54, 9 April 2007

Greek tragedies in which the heroes are far above the average. With the same alienating effect, the ending of Brecht's play does not arouse our desire to imitate the main character, Mother Courage.

I note a conflicting opinion here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DracoInLeatherPants

"Pre-television example: Mother Courage in the play of the same name. Admired by the audience for her courage, perseverance, and resourcefulness--but the author wanted her to be a detestable personification of the evils of capitalism."

But I don't know what the source is for that claim either. Still, the Wikipedia article seems to assume too much about how unspecified people will react to seeing Brecht's playDavidJohns 17:44, 15 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Citation is the key. The issue turns on production approaches. It's just as possible to discourage identification in a hero-centered play through production values as it is to make Courage or Galileo warm and fuzzy. There's quite a lot of literature on the subject, from Brecht's primary material onwards. I think you'd really have to work hard and against the text to admire Courage at the end. Pity, perhaps. But she's hardly a plucky little tramp kind of character. DionysosProteus 18:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Dr. Phillips High School
The account of a school performance of the work finishing tonight at Dr. Phillips High School fails to establish WP:NOTABILITY, and seems to be a clear case of WP:RECENTISM or even self promotion and advertising. It demonstrates a lack of balance in the broad historical scope and trivialises the article. It contrasts oddly with other performances described, including those from Meryl Streep and Diana Rigg. Reverting, once again.

Evidently the case for deletion was not made plainly enough in the last edit, for which I apologise. If I am mistaken please explain why, here on the talk page, rather than merely using the "undo" feature with no summary of the action. Old Moonraker 20:28, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, DPHS has had some notable producitons. I don't understand why it wouldn't belong here, but I suppose you're right - it doesn't belong with Meryl Streep and Diana Rigg. I apologize for undo-ing it - it's not really a self-promotion thing - I was just very impressed with this school's production at the Florida Theatre Conference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.91.79 (talk) 20:32, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. --Old Moonraker 21:56, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Sources!!!!!
Can somebody please add more sources to this page? I would really appreciate it as I have to do a research paper on this book and Wikipedia isn't a valid source, but the source within it would be useful. -Bruno —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.15.154.170 (talk) 01:08, 17 January 2008 (UTC) Info Please add more info. on Brecht's personal life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.144.146.62 (talk) 16:37, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Greatest this and greatest that
“Greatest” is applied three times to the play. Once would surely be more than enough. Otherwise it sounds gushy. Campolongo (talk) 12:37, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:SEMI reqested
A series of IP edits has named a theatre critic as being "confused and annoyed" by multi-racial casting in an otherwise WP:NN production. First added 21 September, here. WP:SEMI requested for WP:BLP. --Old Moonraker (talk) 13:03, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Protection declined. --Old Moonraker (talk) 20:59, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Audience/critical misinterpretation?
I feel like we should add Brecht's perceived audience misinterpretation of the play. While most people ended up empathizing with Courage, people close to Brecht said that the point of the play was to critically judge her with the conclusion that her actions ended up killing her children. CartoonDiablo (talk) 16:40, 13 June 2013 (UTC)