The elephant calf
Subtitle: an interlude for the foyer
By: Bertolt Brecht ; translated by John Willett
Contributors: Willett, John, 1917-2002, translator
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Work titles: Elefantenkalb
Description: Originally written as part of 'Man Equals Man', 'The Elephant Calf' was later removed and redrawn as a play in its own right, to be performed as an interlude in the foyer during performances of the former play. It sees the protagonist of the earlier play undergo a trial for the murder of his mother. The play's farcical denouement is critiqued by 'audience members' - in fact, part of the cast - who storm the stage and insist on having their money back, with the threat of menaces to come if the cast don't accede.
Notes: Translated from the German.