Mother Courage and Her Children
In 1962, May moved to Bertolt Brecht's theatre group, the Berliner Ensemble, and stayed for 30 years. While there she played a variety of roles, including Madame Cabet in "The Days of the Commune", Mrs Peachum in "The Threepenny Opera", Mrs Kopecka in "Schweik in the Second World War", and Mother Courage in "Mother Courage and Her Children".