The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
One of the undoubted hits of Festival 2012, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui returns to the Minerva Theatre, with Henry Goodman once more in the title role, prior to transferring to the West End’s Duchess Theatre later in the year.
Chicago in the 1930s, the Great Depression - a time of unemployment, fear and corruption, and the perfect time for a small-fry crime boss and his henchmen to make it big, to seize a greater power, an absolute power.
Arturo Ui is a sharp and thrilling parable of the rise of Hitler shot through with razor-sharp wit.
Bertolt Brecht’s work includes The Threepenny Opera (with Kurt Weill), The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Good Person of Szechuan and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
Henry Goodman reprises his award-winning performance as Arturo Ui. Theatre includes Yes, Prime Minister, Copenhagen, The Holy Rosenberg, Duet for One, Feelgood, The Merchant of Venice and Chicago. Television includes Yes, Prime Minister.
Jonathan Church is Chichester Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director.Supported by the Arturo Ui Commissioning Circle.