Mother Courage and Her Children

A Brecht Timeline

1898	Brecht born on 10 February in Augsberg to Berthold Friedrich Brecht and Sophie Brecht (formerly Wilhelmine Friederike Sophie Brezing)
1916	Brecht's interest in theatre is extended and he sees up to 40 shows this fall with friend Franz Feuchtmayr
1917	Enrols at university in Munich and, in October, undertakes service as a medical orderly in Augsberg
1919	Brecht's son, Frank is born to Paula Banholzer
	Brecht was working as a theatre critic for Volkswillen and wrote many one-act plays including The Beggar or the dead dog and A Humble Wedding
1922	Brecht's first full length play, Baal is published
	In October, Brecht begins work as a Dramaturge at Kammerspiele in Munich
	Awarded the Kliest Prize for Drums in the Night on 13 November
1923	Brecht's daughter, Hanne is born to his first wife, Marianne Zoff
	Premiere of Baal at the Altes Theatre, Leipzig o 8 December
1924	In September, Brecht moves to Berlin to work as Assistant Dramaturge at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin
	In November, Brecht's son Stefan is born to Helene Weigel
1926	Premiere of Man is Man at Landetheater, Darmstadt
1927	Brecht is involved in Piscator's directors collective based in the Piscator-Buhne in Nollendorfplatz, Berlin
1928	Brecht's short story, The Beast wins first prize in the Berlin Illustierte competition in December
1929	Brecht directs his first Lehrstück, The flight over the ocean and The Baden-Baden cantata of Acquiescence on 28 July
1930	Brecht marries Helene Weigel and, on 18 October, their daughter Barbara is born
1932	Premiere of The Mother on 17 January which toured to working class districts of Berlin
	In February, the police ban any further agit-prop performances of The Mother
1933	Brecht and Weigel flee Berlin the morning after the Reichstag fire on 28 February and travel to Prague, Vienna, Switzerland and then on to Paris
	Exile in Europe
1935	Stripped of German citizenship by the Nazis in June
1939	Brecht completes Mother Courage and Her Children in June
1941	Leaves for California on 13 June, nine days before Germans invaded Russia
	Exile in America
1942	Brecht works on script for Hangmen Also Die, which is filmed between November and December
1944	A son is born to Ruth Berlau in September, but dies a few days later
1947	Brecht is questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee, (HUAC) on 30 October and the very next day, leaves for Paris
	Back to Europe
1948	Brecht's adaptation of Antigone premieres on 15 February
	Brecht leaves for East Berlin in late October
	Back to Berlin
1949	The Berliner Ensemble is created in January
	Mother Courage and Her Children opens in the Deutsches Theater, Berlin
1950	Brecht and Weigel are granted Austrian citizenship on 12 April
1954	Brecht is awarded the Lenin Peace Prize on 21 December
1956	On 10 August, Brecht attends his last rehearsal
	Brecht dies on 14 August 1956