"The Threepenny Opera" playwright (6)
I believe the answer is:
brecht
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the threepenny opera playwright</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for brecht that I've seen before include "Bertolt -, Ger. dramatist (Mother Courage)" , "German dramatist and librettist" , "Bertolt --, Ger. author" , "Bertolt --, German writer" , "German playwright, 1898-1956" .)