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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  90 any gender (adult)

Bertolt Brecht, John Willett

The twenty-four scenes of this play could be regarded as separate playlets covering the years from 1933 to just before Hitler's entry into V…

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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    90 any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary

The twenty-four scenes of this play could be regarded as separate playlets covering the years from 1933 to just before Hitler's entry into Vienna. Each is preceded and linked by a short verse, forming a sort of kaleidoscope of life under the Nazi dictatorship. The whole forms a horrifying picture of darkest tyranny, but is lightened by the occasional gleams of defiance.

Keywords

About 90 characters M and F

  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting

    Interior and exterior settings

  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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