A sound-bomb machine, rock music and eye-catching pyrotechnics contrast vividly with the quieter yet equally tragic scenes of Deborah Warner’s riveting production of Brecht’s 1939 anti-war epic – skilfully merging his sparsely evoked 17th-century setting with modern technology.
This salutary account of a resourceful, money-motivated mother’s doomed attempts to protect her children grips throughout.
The National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 9PX . Until Dec 8. £10-£30
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