Schauspiel Leipzig shows Brecht’s Hitler parable as a brightly colored, illuminating Trumpiade | Free press

2023-10-14 10:01:00

The Leipzig Theater shows Brecht’s educational play “The Stoppable Rise of Arturo Ui” on the rise of Hitler as a Trumpesque clown farce

A huge horror clown stares into the audience, baring his teeth and curling his hair into horns. This will see the gangster play “that everyone knows,” explains the character, who is reminiscent of Stephen King’s Pennywise (“It”). The grimace with the fangs of a predator is projected onto a semi-transparent curtain. In the background is the…

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