Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.

When was Bertolt Brecht born and died?

Bertolt Brecht, original name Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, (born February 10, 1898, Augsburg, Germany—died August 14, 1956, East Berlin), German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer whose epic theatre departed from the conventions of theatrical illusion and developed the drama as a social and ideological forum ...

When did Bertolt Brecht start acting?

When studying medicine at Munich University, Brecht was introduced to drama for the first time. Brecht soon began writing theatre reviews in newspapers until he completed his first play, Baal, at the age of just twenty. His second play, Drums in the Night, was performed in Munich in 1922.