Mr Puntila and his Man Matti

by Bertolt Brecht · first published 1950

Mr Puntila and His Man Matti (German: Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. It was written in 1940 and first performed in 1948. The story describes the aristocratic land-owner Puntila's relationship to his servant, Matti, as well as his daughter, Eva, whom he wants to marry off to an Attaché. Eva herself loves Matti and so Puntila has to decide whether to marry his daughter to his driver or to an Attaché, while he also deals with a drinking problem.

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Genre:

Comedy, Epic theatre, Folk play

Original language:

German

Year page:

1950