Theatre Pages...

There is an Educational Pack produced by Nottingham Playhouse, Shared Experience & West Yorkshire Playhouse
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Photo credit (for production pictures): Kieth Pattison

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

"Alistair Beaton has produced a translation full of wit and warmth, it is directed with equal quality and the acting is impeccable."
YORKSHIRE POST

The city burns in the heat of civil war and a servant girl sacrifices everything to protect an abandoned child. But when peace is finally restored, the boy’s mother comes to claim him.

Calling upon the ancient tradition of the Chalk Circle, a comical judge sets about resolving the dispute. But in a culture of corruption and deception, who wins?

"Alistair Beaton’s translation is excellent, surpassing high expectations; the clarity and strength of his writing is an apt vessel for Brecht’s bold tale of justice, corruption and the challenges to morality that exist in the world..."
WHATSONSTAGE.COM

Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century.

"I've always loved The Caucasian Chalk Circle and having lived for a while in Germany, where Brecht remains this towering figure, it was a real pleasure to go back to the original translation...."ALISTAIR BEATON