Mother Courage and Her Children [London Little Theatre, 1966]

Mother Courage and Her Children [London Little Theatre, 1966]

theatre production / spectacle de théâtre

London Little Theatre

multiple locations / lieux multiples

1966-03-26 [performance, Niagara Falls, Ontario]; 1966-05-20 [performance, Victoria, British Columbia]

Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.

Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct.

Dearing, Peter; dir./metteur en scène

Dearing, Robin; act. (role: Kattrin) | Fern, John; act. (role: The Cook) | Hargreaves, Norman; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Lacey, Stan; act. (role: The Chaplain) | Mills, Dennis; act. (role: Eilif) | Smith, Cecilia; act. (role: Yvette) | Walker, Lucille; act. (role: Mother Courage)

lang.: English / anglais

Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder

Occasion: Western Ontario Drama League Festival|Dominion Drama Festival

The production was performed on 26 March 1966 in the Western Ontario Drama League Festival in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The adjudicator was Barry Morse. The production won qualification for the Dominion Drama Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, where it was performed on 20 May 1966 at McPherson Playhouse. The adjudicator was Marius Goring. The show "took the award for the best production in English and won Stan Lacey the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of a chaplain in Brecht’s chronicle of the Thirty Years War. The prize was awarded by The Canadian Association of French-Language Radio and Television Stations.” (Brauckmann)

Barber, James. "Mother Courage wildly applauded." The Province [Vancouver], 21 May 1966, p. 13.
Bill, Desmond. "'Dear Little Peter' Likes Them Tough." Victoria Daily Times, 20 May 1966, p. 19.
Brauckmann, Jack. "Calgary Production Heads Festival List." Montreal Star, 24 May 1966, p. 10.
Johnson, Audrey. "Shouts of Approval For Mother Courage." Times Colonist [Victoria, BC], 21 May 1966, p. 9.
"London wins bid to DDF." Sault Daily Star, 29 March 1966, p. 15.
Richards, Jack. "Goring Has Praise, Blame For Brecht’s War Epic." Vancouver Sun, 21 May 1966, p. 8.

Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa