Teacher Guide

The Threepenny Opera Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

Students should consider Brecht's other major plays, including The Good Person of Setzuan and Mother Courage and Her Children. They may also want to examine other collaborations between Brecht and Weill, including Happy End and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.

An accessible and modern Brechtian musical is Urinetown.

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