ESSAY John Purser: Do you have to experience horror or tragedy to give it true expression?
IN February 1967, the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow gave the British premiere of Brecht’s The Visions of Simone Machard. It is not well known but is a powerful retelling of the story of Joan of Arc in the context of Second World War France, pitting collaborators against resistance fighters. The translation was by Arnold Hinchcliffe.