German

German plays span a rich theatrical tradition from the Sturm und Drang movement through Expressionism to the contemporary stage. Germany has produced some of the most influential playwrights in world theatre, including Bertolt Brecht, Friedrich Schiller, Georg Büchner, and Frank Wedekind.

Brecht's epic theatre — works like The Threepenny Opera, Mother Courage, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle — reshaped modern drama worldwide. Contemporary German-language playwrights such as Roland Schimmelpfennig and Marius von Mayenburg continue to be widely translated and performed internationally.

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