The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.

He did short sketches in which he played refractory employees orchestral musicians or photographers who hated their employers and made them look ridiculous. At school in Augsburg he met Caspar Neher with whom he formed a lifelong creative partnership Neher designing many of the sets for Brecht's dramas and helping to forge the distinctive visual iconography of their epic theatre. In 1930 Brecht married Weigel; their daughter Barbara Brecht was born soon after the wedding.

A theatre practitioner of the 20th century Brecht made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel.