Bentley on Brecht

Recipient of 2007 The Robert Chesley Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in PlaywritingWinner of 2006 International Association of Theatre Critics Thalia PrizeWinner of 2006 Village Voice OBIE Awards Lifetime Achievement AwardSince their first meeting in Santa Monica, California in 1942, Eric Bentley has been Bertolt Brecht's other, offstage voice. Just as Brecht reshaped modern theater, Bentley's writings on Brecht helped shape his reputation in the United States and the rest of the world.  Bentley on Brecht represents a lifetime of critical and personal thoughts on both Brecht as friend and Brecht as influential literary figure. Brought together in this volume are Brecht-Bentley correspondence, Bentley's personal recollections of his years with Brecht, including Charles Laughton's production of Galileo , Brecht's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Bentley's analysis of Brecht's plays.