The Good Person of Szechwan

"METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. As well as the complete text of the play itself, each volume contains: a chronology of the playwright's life and work a summary of the plot an introduction to the context of the play commentary on themes, characters, language and style a review of the play in performance notes on individual words and phrases in the text a list of suggested reading questions for further study 'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view... makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive EVENING STANDARD Three gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her profession and buys a tobacco shop but finds it is impossible to survive as a good person in a corrupt world without the support of her ruthless alter ego Shui Ta. Brecht's parable of good and evil was first performed in 1943 and remains one of his most popular and frequently produced plays worldwide."