The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Modern Plays)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0722RDZZ6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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But a little bribery here, some harmless corruption there, and soon something much more dangerous takes hold.Brecht's satirical masterpiece about the rise of a demagogue has been adapted by Pulitzer, Olivier and Tony award-winning American playwright Bruce Norris. Now ya seeWhat happens when ya fuck with me, ya lousyRat-fuck bastards?Chicago. Here's some advice:Don't ever underestimate Arturo.You'll be found out and stopped, eventually,Just like I stopped this fuckin' treacheryAnd better late than never. It was published for the world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, which opened on 21 April 2017 starring Lenny Henry.. Nothing to fear. A city of jazz and gangsters, prohibition and poverty. Amongst the murk of the Great Depression, there's room for a small time crook like Arturo Ui to make a name for himself.Ui and his henchmen just want to look after you, to offer protection for workers, for jobs, for businesses
The 1964 translation by George Tabori, souped up by Alistair Beaton, fizzes with verbal pep and clever couplets there's never a dull minute We are wooed by relentless spectacle and our enjoyment is integral to the play's chilling kick. * Sunday Times * . * Standard * Alistair Beaton's shrewd tweaking of George Tabori's translation * Guardian * Hitler's rise to power is parodied in Brecht's allegorical satire with the Fuhrer as scary as a tea cosy The American gangster movie meets Richard III * Gaurdian * comedian Alistair Beaton's revision of the translation by George Tabori keeps the sprightly blank verse of the original, with multiple Shakespearean and other literary echoes. * Daily Telegraph * Alistair Beaton's revised ver
Recent productions include The Low Road (2013 at the Royal Court Theatre (London), Domesticated (2013 at Lincoln Center Theatre), and The Qualms at Playwrights Horizons in 2015.. Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a major dramatist of the twentieth century, and the founder of one of the most influential theatre companies, the Berliner Ensemble. Other plays include The Infidel (2000), Purple Heart (2002), We All Went Down to