I, Bertolt Brecht

I, Bertolt Brecht


Devised and directed by Sue Pomeroy


Civic Theatre



‘This show instructs and entertains with the thrill of repeated insights’ Time Out

I, Bertolt Brecht presents the power, political edge and pure entertainment of the best of Brecht’s plays, songs and poems in this stunning performance at Chelmsford Civic Theatre on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 March. Director Sue Pomeroy worked with Brecht’s collaborators at the
Berliner Ensemble in East Germany behind the Berlin Wall. Performed by a strong cast of actor musicians, her fascinating multi-media drama documentary brings the man and his work to life. It features the evocative music of Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill, including such classic songs as ‘Mack the Knife’ and ‘Alabama Song’, who Brecht collaboratively wrote, made famous by headline artists from Sinatra to Sting, from David Bowie to The Doors.
I, Bertolt Brecht has toured throughout the world to national and international acclaim. It has toured across the UK with the National Theatre and to major cities throughout India, to Germany including the famous Schiffbauerdam Theater, home to Brecht’s own Berliner Ensemble as well as extensively throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Now in a new production, developed alongside a documentary
film for TV networks which draws upon Sue Pomeroy’s unique experience at the Berliner Ensemble, this dynamic and compelling production comes to Chelmsford Civic Theatre.
The cast is led by National Theatre actor Judith Paris, whose career includes leading roles at the RSC, in the West End, on Broadway and in a number of films including the Devils and The Rainbow directed by Ken Russell. Michael Adams plays Bertolt Brecht, and recent leading roles include Macbeth for Brighton Shakespeare Festival, Roger in No Man’s Land and many enjoyable roles for Bite Size at Edinburgh and Brighton Festivals. Tristan Pate, fresh from his Number 1 UK tour of Dreamboats and Petticoats joins the Ensemble to play Young Brecht and brings his prodigious talents as an actor, saxophonist and singer to the team. Charlotte Melissa Tyler completes the company, a multi-talented musician and one of the most exciting young actresses to emerge on the British stage in years, she starred in last year’s premier of The Timeless Gift of Christmas on UK tour.




Tickets are £15.00 and concessions £12.50. To book tickets go online to
www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres or call the Box Office on 01245 606505.