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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
Liverpool Playhouse, 30 September 2011
- Time Period 1930s
- Setting Chicago
- Features Period Costumes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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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