Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company in a co-production with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres present
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
By Bertolt Brecht, translated by Stephen Sharkey
Wednesday 26 October - Saturday 12 November
Auditorium - Tickets: £7.50 - £26.50 (Bargain Seats and Previews £10, Matinees £7.50 - £12)
Details
A GANGSTER SPECTACLE
1930s Chicago. Small time crime boss Arturo and his men offer protection. Protection for workers, jobs, businesses. As the Great Depression hits the City’s fortunes, Arturo strikes a deal and makes a killing until soon his shadow looms from the markets to the docks. But whether you’re with him or against him, you can’t ignore the resistible rise of Arturo Ui.
Written by Stephen Sharkey, this potent translation of Brecht’s shocking 1941 satire contains pitch black humour in a striking new production directed by the Young Vic’s Associate Director, Walter Meierjohann.
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Cast
Ian Bartholomew – Arturo Ui
Leanne Best – Barker / All Women
Nick Cavaliere – Givola
Eliot Giurrlarocca – Dogsborough Jnr / Mulberry / Fish / Inna / Trader Three
Mike Goodenough – Giri
William Hoyland – Dogsborough / Actor / Judge / Ignatius / Dullfleet / Ciceronian
Nicholas Khan – Flake / Ragg / Harry Cohen / Trader One
Robin Kingsland – Clark / Sheet / Defence
Nick Moss – Roma
Sion Tudor Owen – Butcher / Trader Two / Prosecution / Bowl
Company
Translator – Stephen Sharkey
Director – Walter Meierjohann
Designer – Ti Green
Lighting Designer – Mike Gunning
Composition & Sound Designer – Nikola Kodjabashia
AV & Costume Designer – Louis Price
Movement Director – Carolina Valdes
Casting Director – Louis Hammond
Costume Supervisor – Jacquie Davies
Assistant Director – Mia Theil Have
Script Consultant – Petra Truscher
Dialect Coach – Tim Charrington
Dates & Times
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Wed 26 Oct 7:45pm Wed 26 Oct | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Thu 27 Oct 7:45pm Thu 27 Oct | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Fri 28 Oct 7:45pm Fri 28 Oct | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Sat 29 Oct 7:45pm Sat 29 Oct | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Mon 31 Oct 7:45pm Mon 31 Oct | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Tue 1 Nov 7:45pm Tue 1 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Wed 2 Nov 7:45pm Wed 2 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Thu 3 Nov 1:30pm Thu 3 Nov | Auditorium | 1:30pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Thu 3 Nov 7:45pm Thu 3 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Fri 4 Nov 7:45pm Fri 4 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Sat 5 Nov 2:30pm Sat 5 Nov | Auditorium | 2:30pm |
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| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Sat 5 Nov 7:45pm Sat 5 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Tue 8 Nov 7:45pm Tue 8 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm |
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| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Wed 9 Nov 7:45pm Wed 9 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm |
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| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Thu 10 Nov 1:30pm Thu 10 Nov | Auditorium | 1:30pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Thu 10 Nov 7:45pm Thu 10 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm |
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| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Fri 11 Nov 7:45pm Fri 11 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm |
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| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Sat 12 Nov 7:45pm Sat 12 Nov | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 |
Reviews
Ominously elegant…A superb performance. Four Stars ****
— The Times
The cynical subjugation of the collective will has never been so entertaining – resistance is useless. Four Stars ****
— The Guardian
Fast-moving and enjoyable. Four stars ****
— The Independent
Stephen Sharkey’s new translation is stiletto-sharp.
— The Observer
Unquestionably, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui is as close to theatrical perfection as anybody has a right to expect.
…the entire cast are at the very top of their game and so make the whole play zip along at lightening speed.
…in truth it is the play and it is the message that are most captivating and most disturbing, making this one of the finest productions to have been played out on this stage for a very long time.
— The Stage
Meierjohann has created a muscular, masculine production…where vaudeville meets Shakespeare meets nourish thriller.
Bartholomew’s transformation from gauche, scowling outsider to eloquent, murderous megalomaniac is mesmerizing.
8/10. Powerful storytelling
— Liverpool Echo
This production is stylish, slick and moves from scene to scene effortlessly. Full of humour, dark though it is, the writing is so good that you can’t help but laugh.
9/10. A first class, solid piece, this is one show that must not be missed.
— Click Liverpool
The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui is a play of such dynamic satirical force that by the very nature of Brecht’s indomitable writing and the marvelous adaptation and translation of Stephen Sharkey it stands out as a play that should be performed time and time again.
Five Stars *****
— Liverpool University
Ti Green’s bold and deceptively complex set crammed with multimedia devices that make for a quite unrivalled visual experience.
— Made Up: On Stage in Liverpool
Just seen a fantastic version of The resistible rise of Arturo Ui at Nottingham Playhouse. I'll be encouraging all my students to go see it