Arturo Ui, king of the Chicago cabbage trade, is Brecht's Richard III. Egad, he even speaks in iambic pentameters, with a fair few nods at Shakespeare, though a certain cowlick and moustache locate him firmly at the centre of the 20th century nightmare. The problem for any actor, grateful though he may be for such a role, is that unlike Shakespeare's Richard, Brecht's Arturo starts out as an idiotic, malapropist thug…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:30AM on September 26, 2013