The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Post date: Aug 24, 2016 12:6:10 PM
As recently rehearsed in our hall and now playing !
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Directed by Phil Rouse
Date: 25 Aug 2016 - 10 Sep 2016
Time: Wed to Sat 7:30pm and 1pm on Tue 30 Aug, Wed 31 Aug, Thu 1 , Tue 6, Thu 8 Sept
Preview: Thu 25 & Fri 26 Aug at 7:30pm
Price: $35 Full / $26 Conc, Under 30, Groups 8+ /$20 Preview [plus $2.50 booking fee per ticket]
Presented by: Theatre Works, Directed by Phil Rouse
Featured on VCE Theatre Studies Unit 4
A world where monsters are made of money, democracy is a myth, and the justice system lies in a coma.
Bertolt Brecht's satire is a mash-up of American gangster movies and Richard III, offering a searing allegory on Adolf Hitler's rise to power through the grimy lens of 1930's Chicago.
After building acclaim reviving Australian playwrights with his company Don't Look Away, Director Phil Rouse turns his attention to one of the giants of 20th century western theatre. It's a production that offers a contemporary take on Brecht's fable, honouring the classic text while illuminating the state of conservative politics in the 21st Century.
'Murderously good' - The Guardian on The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
'Director Phil Rouse is definitely making his mark as a director to watch' - Beat Magazine
Duration: 130 minutes, plus interval
Warnings: Adult concepts, infrequent coarse language, onstage smoke effects, haze effects, strobe lighting, loud music, discharge of firearms, violence. Recommended for audiences 16+ years
ATTN Teachers - Q&A Sessions following all 1.00pm performances
Education Resource available Term Two
For school info or bookings contact:
admin@theatreworks.org.au // 9534 3388
Artistic Team
Director: Phil Rouse
Set and Costume Designer: Martelle Hunt
Associate Set Designer: Shane Thompson
Lighting Designers: Rob Sowinski and Bryn Cullen
Sound Designer: Jess Keeffe
Producer: Eric Gardiner
Production Manager: Elizabeth Howells
Stage Manager: Lachlan O'Connor
Assistant Stage Manager: Katharine Timms
Assistant Stage Manager (Pyrotechnics): Taylen Furness
Cast
George Banders: Arturo Ui, Doctor
Ben Clements: Sheet, Ragg, Givola
Jennifer Innes: Flake, Dockdaisy, Gaffes, Prosecutor, Wounded Woman, Betty Dullfoot, Gangsters
Kasia Kaczmarek: Clarke, A Servant, Defense, Gangsters
Ciume Lochner: Young Dogsborough, Giri, Courtroom Attendant
Josiah Lulham: Carruther, Bowl, A Tree, Goodwill, Grocer, Fish, Inna, Chicago Grocer
Kym Lynch: Dogsborough, Actor, Grocer, Judge, Minister, Cicero Grocer
Luke Mulquiney: Butcher, O'Casey, Jim Crockett, Gangsters, Ignatius Dullfoot, Cicero Grocer, Chicago Grocer
Peter Paltos: Roma
