Bremer Freiheit

Bremer Freiheit ("Bremen Freedom") is a German drama in one act by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945 – 1982)[1]

The original text

The play is based on the story of a historical murderer. (Also known as Bremer Kaffee , i.e. "Bremen Coffee") It was first performed in the Schauspielhaus Bremen by the Bremer Ensemble in 1971, and published in 1972. Also filmed for TV as Bremer Freiheit by Fassbinder in 1972.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as Bremen Coffee by Anthony Vivis and published by Methuen, 1977.

Performance history in South Africa

1985: Presented in English by CAPAB in a double bill with The Woods (Mamet) at the Nico Arena in May. Directed by Sean Taylor, design by Dicky Longhurst, music by David Nissen and lighting by Pieter de Swardt. The cast: Antoinette Kellermann, Gary Carter, Russel Savadier, Dawid Minnaar, Francois Viljoen, Marthinus Basson, Victoria Bawcombe, Libby Daniels.

Sources

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremer_Freiheit

Bremen Coffee Theatre programme, 1985.

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