by Bertolt Brecht
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Written when Brecht was living in exile in the United States during World War II, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is one of his most frequently performed plays. For the story, Brecht borrowed from an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the biblical account of the judgement of King Solomon - in which two women both claim the same child, but he subverted it into a parable advocating the idea that resources should go to those best able to make use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge Azdak, justice is rendered.
Reviews of London Theatre version of "Caucasian Chalk Circle".
Bertolt Brecht was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1898 and left Germany in 1933 when Hitler came to power. He lived in the United States for Seven Years, settling with his family in Santa Monica and New York and continuing to work on plays and films. After the war Brecht returned to Germany, where he founded the Berliner Ensemble. He died in 1956.
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