Mother Courage strives to keep her children alive by selling food and clothing to soldiers. Switching allegiance when it suits her, she uses the bloody battlefields as her marketplace and a wagon as her place of business. An epic masterpiece of one woman's survival, Mother Courage and her Children is told with both humour and song.  | | Mother Courage. |
It is a powerful and brutal story pivoted around Brecht's most extraordinary character.This production has been adapted and translated by Nigerian-born playwright Oladipo Agboluaje setting the play in contemporary Africa. Her story remains a powerful reminder of human resilience in times of war. Carmen Munroe returns to the stage to play Mother Courage. You may recognise her from British television shows such as Mixed Blessings, Desmonds and The Forsters.  | | ..and her children. |
Mother Courage and her Children is directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo, one of the country's most exciting young directors. As an actress she is best known for creating the role of "Rafiki" in the original London cast of The Lion King, which won her an Olivier Award nomination. Listings Information for Mother Courage and her Children: Dates/Times 20 - 24 April 2004 at 7.30pm
Preview - 20 April 2004 at 7.30pm
Matinees: 22 April at 1.30pm and 24 April at 2pm
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Ticket Prices £10-18. Concessions available | 
