Described by Brecht as a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all; The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler ndash; recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangsters takeover of the citys greengrocery trade. Using a wide range of parody and pastiche ndash; from Al Capone to Shakespeares Richard III and Goethes Faust ndash; Brechts compelling parable continues to have relevance wherever totalitarianism appears today.Written during the Second World War in 1941; the play was one of the Berliner Ensembles most outstanding box-office successes in 1959; and has continued to attract a succession of major actors; including Leonard Rossiter; Christopher Plummer; Antony Sher and Al Pacino.This version; originally translated by George Tabori; has been revised by leading Scottish playwright Alistair Beaton.
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