The Chinese International School, Hong Kong presents a brilliant interpretation of this classic Epic Theatre play. The company’s south east Asian cultural heritage is used effectively to interpret Brecht’s classic modern parable of music, politics and comedy. Written in the 1940s, the play’s exploration of the inherent flaws in a capitalist society could not be more relevant today. ‘The profound metaphysical question of why evil is permitted, indeed encouraged, in the world has seldom been asked with such force’ (John Fuegi, The Essential Brecht).
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