The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising

The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising
Original title	Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand
Written by	Günter Grass
Date premiered	15 January 1966
Place premiered	Schiller Theater
Original language	German

The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising (German: Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand) is a 1966 play by German writer Günter Grass.[1] It was premiered at the Berlin Schiller Theater on 15 January 1966.[2] In the play, Grass criticizes Bertolt Brecht and his Berliner Ensemble for inaction in response to the East German uprising of 1953.[3]

A 1970 English language version of the play was performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre.[1]

References

1. Clive Barnes (23 July 1970). "Stage: Grass on Brecht". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Marcel Reich-Ranicki (21 January 1966). "Trauerspiel von einem deutschen Trauerspiel". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
3. D. J. Enright (29 December 1966). "Kindly Shoot Above the Trees". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 4 July 2020.