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'Bertolt Brecht's epic morality tale about the ravages of war is given a unique twist by Queensland Theatre Company Artistic Director Wesley Enoch and Paula Nazarski in a dazzling new translation.
Instead of the 'Thirty Years' War of 1600s Europe, this near-future incarnation of the age-old story is set against the bleak backdrop of a post-apocalyptic desert where Mad Max might be at home - an Australia ravaged by devastating conflict, where life is cheap but business is still business. Ursula Yovich is the titular canteen-wagon mistress, shrewdly driving hard bargains as she shepherds her brood of three through this unforgiving, harsh wilderness. With an all-Indigenous cast, this fresh spin on Brecht's play delicately folds in themes of land ownership, the impact of mining and the stolen generation.' (Source: QPAC website www.qpac.com.au)
Production Details
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- Director: Wesley Enoch
- Designer: Christina Smith
- Lighting Designer: Ben Hughes
- Composer: John Rodgers
- Assistant Director: Janine Matthews
- Cast: David Page, Ursula Yovich, Michael Tuahine, Chenoa Deemal, Eliah Watego, Luke Carroll, Paula Nazarski, Roxanne McDonald, George Bostock, Robert Preston, Dave Dow and Mark Atkins
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Performed at the Playhouse, QPAC, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, South Brisbane 25 May to 16 June 2013.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Mother's War, and a Triumph for Nevin
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 June 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama -
A Surprisingly Subdued Nevin Loses Courage under Fire
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 June 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama -
Backstage Tour
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The West End Magazine , Spring no. 16 2013; (p. 78-80) -
Turn of the Page
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 5-11 June no. 934 2013; (p. 14) -
Wealth of Cruel Tragedy
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 June 2013; (p. 42)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama
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Cautionary Tale of Indigenous Cast
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 May 2013; (p. 6)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama -
Wealth of Cruel Tragedy
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 June 2013; (p. 42)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama -
A Surprisingly Subdued Nevin Loses Courage under Fire
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 June 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama -
A Mother's War, and a Triumph for Nevin
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 June 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch (translator), Paula Nazarski (translator), 2013 single work drama -
Intense Colour
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 May 2013; (p. 5-6) -
Black to Front
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 12-16) ' Across the cultural spectrum, a new wave of indigenous artists is finding mainstream success.' -
Hooked on Classics
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 5-7) 'Adaptations dominate Australian theatre. Is this a sign of the bankruptcy of original ideas or does it herald a confident fresh approach to great works of drama?' -
Mother Courage as Relevant to our Lives as Brecht's Germany
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 22 May vol. 12 no. 312 2013; (p. 25) -
Turn of the Page
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 5-11 June no. 934 2013; (p. 14)
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