Described by Brecht as \'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all\', Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the Rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a fictional, small-time Chicago gangster\'s takeover of the city\'s greengrocery trade in the 1930s.
Using a wide range of parody and pastiche - from Al Capone to Shakespeare\'s Richard III and Goethe\'s Faust.
The satirical allegory combines Brecht\'s Epic style of theatre with black comedy and overt didacticism.
Described by Brecht as \'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all\', Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the Rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a fictional, small-time Chicago gangster\'s takeover of the city\'s greengrocery trade in the 1930s
