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The Days of the Commune (Herman)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  13f, 29m

Bertolt Brecht, Ray Herman

The Days of the Commune (Herman)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    13f, 29m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)

Details

Summary
The Days of the Commune tells the story of the uprising and ultimate failure of the Paris Commune in 1871, a city council in France's capital which based its policies on socialism and proclaimed its right to rule over all of France. It held out for two months of counter-attack by the regular French army before its final defeat in May, 1871.

Brecht's account of the Commune is based on Norwegian playwright Nordahl Grieg's play The Defeat. In his adaptation, Brecht eschews a central protagonist, focusing instead on the Commune as characterised by the people in the street.

The Days of the Commune was first performed in November, 1956, shortly after Brecht's death.
Performing Groups
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

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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Author

Ray Herman

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