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| − | ''The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui'' (German: '''''''Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui''''''') [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resistible_Rise_of_Arturo_Ui], subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright [[Bertolt Brecht]] (1898–1956) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht].
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| − | == Subject ==
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| − | The play chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster and his attempts to control the cauliflower racket by ruthlessly disposing of the opposition. The play is a satirical allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany prior to World War II. (Wikipedia)
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Translated into English by H.R. Hay as ''[[The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' in 1941.
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| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Karel Schoeman]] as '''''Die Weerstaanbare Opkoms van Arturo Ui'''''.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1973: ''Die Weerstaanbare Opkoms van Arturo Ui'' the [[Karel Schoeman|Schoeman]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Peter Kleinschmidt]], with [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Arturo Ui), [[Tobie Cronje]] (Aankondiger & Bowl), [[Nigel Vermaas]] (Flake), [[Will Bernard]] (Caruther & Die Regter), [[David van der Merwe]] (Butcher & Die Aanklaer), [[Adriaan van Niekerk]] (Mulberry), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Clark), [[Frantz Dobrowsky]] (Sheet & Ignatius Dulfeet), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Ou Dogsborough), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Jong Dogsborough), [[Johan Malherbe]] (Ernesto Roma), [[Marko van der Colff]] (Ted Ragg), [[Wilna Snyman]] (Dockdaisy), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Emanuel Giri), Pietro Nolte (Goodwill & Priester), George Ballot (O'Casey), Johan Malherbe ('n Toneelspeler), Raymond Davies (Giuseppe Givola), Annette Engelbrecht (Betty Dulfeet), Sack du Plessis (Hook), Denis Bettesworth (Fish), Lindsay reardon (Dokter, Ian Walters (Greenwood) and Marie Koeleman ('n Vrou). Decor by [[Richard Cook]] and costumes by [[Christa Scholt]]z.
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| − | 1979: The English translation was done by [[Space Theatre|The Space]], including a performance in a new hall at St Frances in Langa. Directed by [[Peter Stevenson]] with [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Carlos da Silva]], [[Nicholas Fine]], [[Errol Hart]], [[Faruk Hoosain]], [[Colin Jantjies]], [[Hilary Jones]], [[Caroline Newby]], [[Michael O’Brien]], [[Nathi Rula]], [[Duarte Sylwain]], [[Leslee Udwin]] and [[Ralph van Pletzen]]. Designed by [[Vivienne Cartwright]], sound and lighting by [[Arthur Benjamin]] and stage managent by [[Shauna Johnson]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resistible_Rise_of_Arturo_Ui]
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| − | [[PACT]] theatre programme, 1973.
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| − | [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
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