by Bertolt Brecht; translated by George Tobori and Alistair Beaton The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui charts the ascent of a small-time Chicago gangster who uses intimidation, manufactured crises and calculated charm to seize control of the city’s vegetable trade. As Ui’s influence spreads, the play shifts from dark comedy to a stark warning about how authoritarian figures rise — not through geni...

by Anton Chekhov; translated by Cynthia Marsh Chekhov is not often seen as a radical writer, but his work makes us see the world in a different light. In Uncle Vanya (1896) he creates a critical view of Russia which rolls down the decades to the future we now know. And he does it with a daring combination of comedy and harsh reality. The Serebryakov family scrape a living on their country fa...

by Simon Woods Robin Hesketh, Tory MP and junior minister, returns to his country house looking forward to a restful weekend, only to find a fox digging up his lawn and his wife digging up the past. 1988. It’s a year into Margaret Thatcher’s third term as PM and her government has just passed Section 28, forbidding schools and local authorities from “promoting the acceptability of homosexuality...

by John Webster Webster’s violent tale of misogyny and deceit. A forbidden marriage. A hidden family. A dangerous web of secrets and lies. Remarkable for its inventive and grotesque violence, yet full of dark humour, Webster’s tale of misogyny and deceit is propelled forwards in time to the period of the Industrial Revolution. This Steam-Punk inspired production highlights the rigid male-dom...

or Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn Brought to us by Theater Die Käuze. A hilarious satire of television and a touching romantic comedy. This production will be performed in German for free, but a ticket will be required to assure your seat.

by Bernard Slade Brought to us by Jakobus Theater. New Jersey accountant George Peters and Oakland housewife Doris meet at a Northern California inn in February 1951. They have an affair, and agree to meet once a year, despite the fact both are married to others and have six children between them. This production will be performed in German for free, but a ticket will be required to assure y...

by Dario Fo & Franca Rame; adapted by Tom Basden Welcome to the crazy world of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, where those in charge have completely lost the plot! When a certified ‘Maniac’ (whose hobby is impersonating authority figures) arrives at a police station, it prompts an unscheduled investigation. The subject is the mysterious death of a man who left the building during an interr...

by Frank Loesser & Abe Burrows A satire of big business and all it holds sacred. This show tracks the rise of J. Pierrepont-Finch in 1960’s corporate America. Following the guidance of a little handbook called ‘How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying’, he climbs the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. On route, he has to tackle such familiar, b...