The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (German: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui), known "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It is about the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower racket by killing his business enemies. The play is an satirical allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Written by	Bertolt Brecht
Date of premiere	Stuttgart, Germany, 10 November 1958
Original language	German
Subject	Adolf Hitler's rise to power
Genre	Allegory, satire
Setting	Chicago, 1930s

Other websites

• The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui on IMDb, BBC 1972 version with Nicol Williamson and Jill Townsend
• Photos and production details for 1960s Leonard Rossiter theatre adaptation