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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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| − | 1979: 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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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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