"This production then reads as an indelicate transcription, because Brecht may be stone cold, but that doesn’t mean his work lacks spark. The spark of revolution, that is — though Brecht pioneered the Lehrstück, or 'learning play,' his aim wasn’t just to educate but to incite audiences to make change in their society. He wanted his plays to 'knock them into shape,' Brecht wrote. Unfortunately, this 'Mother Courage' fails to pack a punch."
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