🎙️ You might know the song 'Mack the Knife.' But do you know the playwright behind it? 🎭 The song comes from 'The Threepenny Opera' — a 1928 music drama by German playwright Bertolt Brecht with music by composer Kurt Weill. It became a global hit, recorded by artists from Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald. 🧠 Brecht wasn’t interested in feel-good theatre. He wanted audiences to think, thus his plays broke the fourth wall, exposed social injustice and questioned power. 📓 When the Nazis burned

🇩🇪✍️ Today would have been the 125th birthday of the legendary German playwright and poet, Bertolt Brecht. His plays continue to captivate audiences and push boundaries with their insightful commentary on society and politics. Brecht's socialist beliefs were internationally known, and he used his plays to address issues like war, poverty and injustice. | DW Euromaxx