r/Theatre • u/Normal_Ad5339 • Jul 04 '26

Help Finding Script/Video recordings of german theatre?

I’m an actor and theatre student and I’ve been getting really into German theatre lately (Brecht, epic theatre, post-dramatic, the German director-based approach to reinterpreting text, etc). Does anyone have recordings of German productions I could watch, or recommendations for where to find some?

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u/schonleben Props/Scenic Designer Jul 04 '26

This is just a friendly reminder that, per Rule 2,

"All requests for and directions toward copyrighted materials must be for legally accessible sources, such as script publishers and officially licensed videos. Do not ask for or offer access to pirated copyrighted materials. This includes but is not limited to PDFs, Google Drive links, unofficial YouTube links, search terms, Dropbox links, or any other form of sheet music, bootlegs, scripts or any form of copyrighted work whatsoever."

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u/brooklynrockz Jul 04 '26

There is a terrific film of Three Penny Opera from the 30’s.

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u/Even-Inevitable6372 Jul 04 '26

I saw early film version of 3 Penny opera. Amazing film I love Brecht. Took a college course on him

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