Bertolt Brecht, the towering and revolutionary 20th-century German dramatist, wrote plays to inform, not merely entertain. His work was didactic, challenging the complacency of society. Written at the age of 20 and rarely staged during the past century, Brecht’s first play Baal focuses on an obnoxious anti-hero who’s cynical, murderous and self-destructive. Obsessed with sex […]

Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot—a cornerstone of absurdist drama—has captivated artists and audiences for generations. A play without a beginning or an end, its timeless themes continue to resonate across eras and cultures. Meng Jinghui, a leading figure in contemporary Chinese theatre since the 1990s, was one of the pioneers in introducing Beckett’s play to […]