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The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Date premieredNovember 1952 (1952-11)
Place premiered Berliner Ensemble,
East Germany
Original language German
Subject Joan of Arc
Genre Non-Aristotelian / Epic

The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431 is an adaptation by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht of a radio play by Anna Seghers. It was written in collaboration with Benno Besson and premiered at the Berliner Ensemble in November 1952, in a production directed by Besson (his first important production with the Ensemble), with Käthe Reichel as Joan. [1]

Characters

References

  1. ^ Willett and Manheim (1972, xvii).

Sources

  • Willett, John. 1959. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects. London: Methuen. ISBN  0-413-34360-X.
  • Willett, John, and Ralph Manheim, eds. 1972. Collected Plays: Nine. By Bertolt Brecht. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. New York: Vintage. ISBN  0-394-71819-4.