Mother Courage and her Children

by Bertolt Brecht
Eric Bentley (translator)
W.H. Auden (translator of lyrics)

Directed by William Gaskill

The National Theatre

The Old Vic - First performance 5th December
1965

  • Catholic Sergeant, Lieutenant . . . . . . David Hargreaves
    Chaplain . . . . . . Peter Cellier
    Clerk, First Soldier . . . . . . Edward Hardwicke
    Cook . . . . . . Frank Finlay
    Eilif . . . . . . Michael Gambon
    Kattrin . . . . . . Lynn Redgrave
    Mother Courage . . . . . . Madge Ryan
    Old Soldier, Peasant . . . . . . Keith Marsh
    Old Woman . . . . . . Janie Booth
    One-eye, First Customer . . . . . . Terence Knapp
    Ordnance officer, Young peasant . . . . . . Christopher Timothy
    Peasant . . . . . . Reginald Green
    Peasant woman . . . . . . Barbara Hicks
    Peasant Woman . . . . . . Maggie Riley
    Recruiting Sergeant, Second Soldier . . . . . . Michael Turner
    Sergeant . . . . . . Colin Blakely
    Singer . . . . . . Sheila Reid
    Soldier with cannon, Young Man . . . . . . Nicholas Edmett
    Stretcher Bearer, Third Soldier . . . . . . Malcolm Terris
    Stretcher bearer, Yvette's servant; T/O Young Man . . . . . . Roy Holder
    Swedish Commander; Soldier with fur coat . . . . . . Kenneth Mackintosh
    Swiss Cheese . . . . . . George Innes
    T/O Soldier with cannon et al . . . . . . Lewis Jones
    T/O Swiss Cheese . . . . . . John Stride
    Young Soldier, Soldier with Eilif . . . . . . Thomas Kempinski
    Yvette . . . . . . Petronella Barker
    Yvette's Colonel . . . . . . Harry Lomax

    Musicians:
    Henry Krein
    Chuck Mallett
    Laurie Morgan
    Peter White
    Charles Gregory
    Gordon Heard
    Christopher Hyde Smith

    Cast List below...