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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

By Bertolt Brecht
Series: Modern Plays
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a sharp and darkly comic satire by Bertolt Brecht, casting the ascent of Adolf Hitler as the story of a small-time Chicago gangster seizing control of the city's greengrocery trade. Combining parody of historical figures like Al Capone with literary influences from Shakespeare and Goethe, this play remains a poignant allegory against totalitarianism, written during the Second World War and enduringly relevant today.
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This play is ideal for readers and theatre lovers interested in political satire, historical allegory, and classic dramatic literature with a provocative contemporary resonance.

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"Original work entitled Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui."

Alastair Beaton's new adaptation of Brecht's witty and savage satire on the rise of Hitler which retells the dictator's ascent to power as the story of a small-time gangster's takeover of Chicago's greengrocery trade.

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Described by Brecht as 'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all', The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler – recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade.

Using a wide range of parody and pastiche – from Al Capone to Shakespeare's Richard III and Goethe's Faust – Brecht's compelling parable continues to have relevance wherever totalitarianism appears today.

Written during the Second World War in 1941, the play was one of the Berliner Ensemble's most outstanding box-office successes in 1959, and has continued to attract a succession of major actors, including Leonard Rossiter, Christopher Plummer, Antony Sher and Al Pacino.

This version, originally translated by George Tabori, has been revised by leading Scottish playwright Alistair Beaton.

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Critics praise the witty and vigorous 1964 translation by George Tabori, enhanced with verve by Alistair Beaton's revision. Reviews highlight its relentless spectacle, intelligent challenges, and sparkling blank verse rich with Shakespearean echoes, ensuring a thrilling and thought-provoking theatrical experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472566577

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 December 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Translated by Alistair Beaton
  • Translated by George Tabori

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 105g

Pages: 112

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Arts & Culture Bertolt Brecht Non-Fiction Series: Modern Plays

About the Author

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. He created of some of the landmark plays of the twentieth century: The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and her Children and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

George Tabori (1914–2007) was a Hungarian writer. His works for the stage included Mein Kampf, an adaptation of Hitler's book, reimagined as comedy; and Cannibals, a major hit in the late '60s and the first play to be set entirely in Auschwitz. He also worked as Bertolt Brecht's assistant and translator.

Alistair Beaton's plays and translations include Feelgood, Caledonia, King of Hearts and Follow My Leader, Max Frisch's The Arsonists, and Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle. For television, he has written the award-winning A Very Social Secretary (2005) and the Channel 4 film The Trial of Tony Blair (2007).

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