The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

A funny, sharp and thrilling take on the rise of Hitler shot through with
razor-sharp wit. Set in 1930’s Chicago, Ui and his mob of gangsters cast a
menacing shadow over the city. This breath-taking revival of Bertolt


Brecht’s classic play transfers to London. Henry Goodman reprises the lead
role following a 2012 critically acclaimed sell-out run at Chichester
Festival Theatre.

Duchess Theatre, London, WC2B 5LA
18 September - 7 December
Monday - Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
0844 412 4659 google: arturo ui

A chilling update that insatiability and lack of concern are all it takes for abhorrence to flourish, The Resistible Rise to Arturo Ui annals a residential community hoodlum’s takeover of the neighborhood green products exchange.
Funny and terrible, ridiculous and stunning, Brecht joins satires of the surely understood showy models, Mark Antony, Richard III and Faust with his indignation and incomprehension at his nation’s headlong fair into frenzy – Hitler’s Third Reic