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Acting with the Berliner Ensemble

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2009

Ekkehard Schall
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Abstract

Ekkehard Schall, born in 1930, has been a member of the Berliner Ensemble since 1952, and is now among its leading players. He has also directed for the company, having first undertaken the production of Brecht's version of Edward II in 1974. During a visit to London in 1981. when he gave a one-man performance at Riverside Studios, he also visited Rose Bruford College, where, with his wife and fellow-player Barbara Brecht-Schall, he talked with staff and students of the school. During the discussion, chaired by Beth Chatten, he explained the practical application of concepts relating to Brechtian acting, and also described his own approach to such major roles as the Brecht-Shakespeare Coriolanus, which he first created for the Ensemble in 1964.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Theatre Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 6 , May 1986 , pp. 99 - 105
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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