The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui (German: ''Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui'') [1], subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) [2].

Subject

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)

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English by H.R. Hay as The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui in 1941

Translated into Afrikaans by Karel Schoeman as Die Weerstaanbare Opkoms van Arturo Ui.

Performance history in South Africa

1979: Done by 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.

Sources

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