MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN

Wartime profiteering rarely sounded so good

— Mark Fisher, The Guardian

Timeless and placeless. Almost impossible to believe this is the company’s first outing

— Tracey Sinclair, The Stage

A wondrous feat of theatrical alchemy

— Allan Radcliffe, The Times

A performance of stunning accomplishment, full of conviction and utterly compelling

— David Whetstone, Cultured. North East

A fierce, urgent retelling of Bertolt Brecht’s classic, Mother Courage and Her Children, translated by Lee Hall and created in collaboration with our sister company, South Africa’s acclaimed Isango Ensemble. Our debut production, performed at Horden Methodist Church from May 14th - 24th, 2025.

Keith Irons, Ayanda Tikolo - Credit: Keith Pattison

Keith Irons, Ayanda Tikolo - Credit: Keith Pattison

Keith Irons, Noluthando Boqwana-Page, Paulina Malefane, Joseph Hammal, the Ensemble - Credit: Keith Pattison

Keith Irons, Noluthando Boqwana-Page, Paulina Malefane, Joseph Hammal, the Ensemble - Credit: Keith Pattison

Thandolwethu Mzembe, Willow Pearson, Phil Swinburne, Brodie Daniel, Zoleka Mpotsha - Credit: Keith Pattison

Thandolwethu Mzembe, Willow Pearson, Phil Swinburne, Brodie Daniel, Zoleka Mpotsha - Credit: Keith Pattison

Noluthando Boqwana-Page - Credit: Keith Pattison

Noluthando Boqwana-Page - Credit: Keith Pattison

Thandolwethu Mzembe, Keith Irons - Credit: Keith Pattison

Thandolwethu Mzembe, Keith Irons - Credit: Keith Pattison

Thandolwethu Mzembe - Credit: Keith Pattison

Thandolwethu Mzembe - Credit: Keith Pattison

Zoleka Mpotsha, Joseph Hammal, Ayanda Tikolo - Credit: Keith Pattison

Zoleka Mpotsha, Joseph Hammal, Ayanda Tikolo - Credit: Keith Pattison

Stephen Lister, Wendy Hindmarch, Bryn Chaytor-Wilson - Credit: Keith Pattison

Stephen Lister, Wendy Hindmarch, Bryn Chaytor-Wilson - Credit: Keith Pattison

Julie Ainslie, Phil Swinburne, Bryn Chaytor-Wilson - Credit: Keith Pattison

Julie Ainslie, Phil Swinburne, Bryn Chaytor-Wilson - Credit: Keith Pattison

Noluthando Boqwana-Page, Paulina Malefane, Thandolwethu Mzembe, Mo Aleyasin - Credit: Keith Pattison

Noluthando Boqwana-Page, Paulina Malefane, Thandolwethu Mzembe, Mo Aleyasin - Credit: Keith Pattison

Ayanda Tikolo, Paulina Malefane, Joseph Hammal, Stephen Lister, the Ensemble - Credit: Keith Pattison

Ayanda Tikolo, Paulina Malefane, Joseph Hammal, Stephen Lister, the Ensemble - Credit: Keith Pattison

Brodie Daniel, Mo Aleyasin, Willow Pearson, Wendy Hindmarch, Thandolwethu Mzembe, Ayanda Tikolo, Sophie Moss, Bryn Chaytor-Wilson, Joseph Hammal, Keith Irons - Credit: Keith Pattison

Brodie Daniel, Mo Aleyasin, Willow Pearson, Wendy Hindmarch, Thandolwethu Mzembe, Ayanda Tikolo, Sophie Moss, Bryn Chaytor-Wilson, Joseph Hammal, Keith Irons - Credit: Keith Pattison

Julie Ainslie, Joseph Hammal, Noluthando Boqwana-Page, Phil Swinburne, Zoleka Mpotsha, Mia Cummings, Stephen Lister - Credit: Keith Pattison

Julie Ainslie, Joseph Hammal, Noluthando Boqwana-Page, Phil Swinburne, Zoleka Mpotsha, Mia Cummings, Stephen Lister - Credit: Keith Pattison

Noluthando Boqwana-Page - Credit: Keith Pattison

Noluthando Boqwana-Page - Credit: Keith Pattison

Zoleka Mpotsha, Wendy Hindmarch, Paulina Malefane, Mo Aleyasin, Julie Ainslie, Phil Swinburne, Keith Irons - Credit: Keith Pattison

Zoleka Mpotsha, Wendy Hindmarch, Paulina Malefane, Mo Aleyasin, Julie Ainslie, Phil Swinburne, Keith Irons - Credit: Keith Pattison