While the Great Depression inflicts hardship across the nation, Chicago’s underworld festers with sex, scandal, violence and corruption. It’s the perfect storm for a schemer like Ui, his reputation as hot as hell.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Sam Mendes directs Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton, Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor, in this fierce and funny new play by Jack Thorne, offering a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity.

Mark Gatiss

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Apr 11 - May 30, 2026

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui · Royal Shakespeare Company

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Apr 11 - May 30, 2026

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui · Royal Shakespeare Company

Dec 9, 2023 - Mar 23, 2024

The Motive and the Cue · National Theatre

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