Times are bad. Prices are rising. House prices are falling. There’s a recession looming. A new leader is needed.
It’s 1930s Chicago. With a winning smile, a machine gun and an army of hoods, local crime boss and aspirational tyrant Arturo Ui sees an opportunity. He offers protection and freedom – at a very large price.
Brecht’s alarming and hilarious farce about the rise of a fascist dictator has all too many modern parallels. Originally written in 1941, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a highly satirical, no-holds-barred allegory of the rise of Hitler in Nazi Germany. All the characters, groups and situations in the play had direct counterparts in real life.
With characteristic verve, Jimmy Fay directs a disconcertingly funny and unflinching version of this European masterpiece.
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Magnificent
Best play that I have ever seen!!!! :)
Dominic Sherry Adamsevent, Belfast, Ireland 1 Oct 2009, 09:54
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