ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses many of the same points as the previous chapter, but in relation to only one specific production, namely Brecht's Drums in the Night directed by Christopher Rüping at the Münchner Kammerspiele in 2017. This production is a particularly significant case study because it engaged with the origins of the text, its history and status, and the figure of Brecht in very explicit ways. I analyse the production in depth with a particular focus on its relation to Brecht and Brechtian theories of theatre, and I argue that the interplay between the play, its staging history, and perceptions of the figure of Brecht was the main strategy Rüping used to successfully create meaning in the contemporary theatrical situation and engage with the contemporary audience. The analysis also identifies a certain self-reflexive attitude in the production where it not only (re)produced the play but also made an exploration within its own staging of what it means to (re)produce the play today.
