Mother Courage 26

About Mother Courage 26

Mother Courage 26 at Shakespeare’s Globe brings Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children to the stage for the first time at the Globe. This new production presents the anti-war play in a modern staging shaped by live music, biting humour and raw determination.

Set in a world where war rages, resources are scarce and hope is a luxury, the story follows Mother Courage as she drags her cart through a wasteland stripped bare by greed and conflict. A profiteer, a survivor and a mother, she tries to make a living from war while trying to keep herself and her children alive.

Translated by Anna Jordan and directed by Globe Associate Artist Elle While, the production asks urgent questions about survival, capitalism and complicity. Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry leads as one of theatre’s most complex female characters in a darkly hedonistic production that brings the yard vividly to life.

Key facts: Shakespeare’s Globe welcomes Brecht to the stage for the first time; the production is translated by Anna Jordan and directed by Elle While; live music features in the staging.

Before you book

All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult and cannot be sat separately.

No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase.

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Venue

Shakespeare’s Globe

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Current cast

Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry leads the production.