Bertolt Brecht

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Szigligeti Company

historical gangster parade

Translated by:: Báthori Csaba

 

Arturo Ui is a second-rate gangster in 1930s America. The press doesn't even bother to report on his crimes anymore, they just write about the financial crisis that's plaguing his gang. Soon, however, Ui learns some compromising information about Doughsborough, a politician renowned for his honesty, who has succumbed to temptation and got involved in shady dealings with the Cauliflower Trust. Ui threatens to expose Doughsborough if the politician refuses to back him. The gangster turns his gang into a corrupt protection scheme through which Ui gains power and prestige. He wishes to become a persuasive politician whose strength lies in his oratorical skills and visionary personality. As Ui's greed and lust for power grows, the means he uses to achieve his goal become increasingly violent. Following his success in Chicago he raises the bar and wants to expand into the neighboring town of Cicero.

For ages 14 and above.

Co-production partner: Szentendrei Teátrum

 

 

Cast of characters:

 

Arturo Ui, gang leader

Sebestyén Hunor

Announcer / Actor / Narrator

Trabalka Cecília

Ernesto Roma / Vegetble dealer

Szotyori József

Giuseppe Givola, florist / Gangster

Barabás Hunor

Emanuele Giri

Hunyadi István

Mr. Goodwill, member of the city council / Betty Dullfeet / Vegetable dealer / Gangster

Tóth Tünde

Mr. Gaffles, member of the city council / A woman / Prosecutor / Gangster / Vegetable dealer

Kocsis Anna

Dockdaisy / Inna / Gangster / Vegetable dealer / Reporter

Ilyés Klaudia

OCasey, investigator / The defence counsel / Ignatius Dullfeet / Vegetable dealer

Dimény Levente

Old Dogsborough / Vegetable dealer

ifj. Kovács Levente

Clark / Ted Ragg, reporter on The Star / Defendant Fish / A little man

Tőtős Ádám

A businessman / Gangster / Bodyguard / Vegetable dealer

Kiss Csaba

Another businessman / Gangster / Vegetable dealer / The judge

Nagy László Zsolt

Sheet, shipyard owner / Bowl, Sheet’s chief accountant / Hook, wholesale vegetable dealer / Roma’s familiar / A Ciceronian (eho would rather leave)

Kocsis Gyula

Doctor / Bodyguard / Reporter / Vegetable dealer

Törteli Nadin

Bodyguards, bandits, Vegetable dealers, reporters

Barkóczi Réka

Bodyguards, bandits, Vegetable dealers, reporters

Kerekes Dalma

 

Director:

Balogh Attila

Set designer:

Golicza Előd

Costumes:

Gábor Zsófi

Music:

Trabalka Cecília

Assistant director:

Szekeres Blanka

Dramaturge:

Takács Réka

Choreographer:

Barabás Hunor

Choreographer:

Barkóczi Réka

Choreographer:

Kerekes Dalma

Choreographer:

Törteli Nadin

Hair and makeup:

Czégényi-Ghent Adrienn

Makeup:

Joó Emília

Stage director:

Vajda Boglárka

Prompter:

Tentea Katalin

 

Premier: 2024.03.10