| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Bertolt Brecht |
| Date premiered | Stuttgart, Germany, 10 November 1958[1] |
| Original language | German |
| Subject | Adolf Hitler's rise to power |
| Genre | Allegory, satire |
| Setting | Chicago, 1930s |
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (German: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui), subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower racket by ruthlessly disposing of the opposition. The play is a satirical allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany prior to World War II.