Brecht chose Puntila for the opening production of the first season of the Berliner Ensemble Helene Weigel .
The Berliner Ensemble is the world - renowned theatre company that he founded in 1949 in East Germany with his wife .
Brecht chose Puntila for the opening production of the first season of the Berliner Ensemble , the world - renowned theatre company that he founded in 1949 in East Germany with his wife , Helene Weigel .