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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Full-Length Play

Bertolt Brecht, Stephen Sharkey

1930s Chicago. Small time crime boss Arturo and his men offer
protection.

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Summary

Protection for workers, jobs, businesses. As the Great Depression hits the City's fortunes, Arturo strikes a deal and makes a killing until soon his shadow looms from the markets to the docks. But whether you're with him or against him, you can't ignore the resistible rise of Arturo Ui.

History

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, translated by Stephen Sharkey was premiered at Liverpool Playhouse on 30 September 2011.

ARTURO UI

BARKER

CLARK

BOWL

DEFENCE

GIVOLA

FLAKE

RAGG

DEMPSEY

ROMA

BUTCHER

TRADER

PROSECUTION

GIRI

DOGSBOROUGH

DOGSBOROUGH JUNIOR

MULBERRY

FISH

INNA

THE ACTOR

SHEET

JUDGE

IGNATIUS

DULLFLEET

  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting

    Chicago

  • Features Period Costumes

Media

“Stephen Sharkey's new translation is stiletto-sharp.” – The Guardian

“Pacey” – The Guardian

“[It] perfectly catches the crowd-swaying rhetoric of demagoguery” – The Times

“First class.” – WhatsOnStage

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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