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A Man's A Man (Nellhaus)

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 7m

Bertolt Brecht, Gerhard Nellhaus

The innocent dockworker Galy Gay is rather unorthodoxly enlisted into Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, in British Colonial India...

A Man's A Man (Nellhaus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce

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Summary

The innocent dockworker Galy Gay is rather unorthodoxly enlisted into Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, in British Colonial India. This early knockabout face, is anti-just-about-everything, and truly representative of the impertinent Bertolt Brecht. 

Cast Attributes
POLLY BAKER
LEOKADIA BEGBICK
JERAIAH JIP
GALY GAY
URIAH SHELLEY
JESSE MAHONEY
BLOODY FIVE
MR. WANG
MRS. GALY GAY/SACRISTAN/SOLDIER
  • Setting British colonial India. 
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“An energetic ride” - The New York Daily News

“...a diverting fable relevant to modern audiences.” - Entertainment Weekly

A Man's A Man is a rare opportunity to see Brecht deftly presented.” - The Huffington Post

“A rollicking ride! A Man's A Man will leave you shaken, and invigorated.” - USA Today

      

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Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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Gerhard Nellhaus

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