Lux in Tenebris

Lux in Tenebris

Lux in Tenebris

Bertolt Brecht, Eva Geisel, Ernest Borneman

Lux in Tenebris

Lux in Tenebris

Bertolt Brecht, Eva Geisel, Ernest Borneman

Overview

Paduk sets up a stall outside a brothel in the hopes of educating its customers surrounding the health dangers of prostitution. He charges an entry fee for his talks and business is booming as he steals away clientele from the brothel, whilst the women who work inside struggle to make ends meet. Proudly, the sign above his tent in the alleyway outside the brothel where his talks place, reads 'Let there be Light! Mass education', but are Paduk's intentions purely altruistic or will his inetegrity be challenged by the allure of capitalism and financial gain?

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Cautions

  • Caution Intense Adult Intense Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Farce
  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable casting
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

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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Eva Geisel

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Ernest Borneman