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Directed
by Network members Carole Trenamen and Julian Bond.
Performance by Network Theatre at the Unity Theatre, Hope Place, Liverpool;
Tues 25 and Wed 26 January 2005 at 7.30pm
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Power
corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely'. This powerful drama
exposes pertinent modern day parallels of corruption with the classic
rise of The Third Reich. Liverpool Network Theatre return with a dynamic
large cast production, utilising typical Brechtian techniques to inform
the spectator. It combines professional actors and enthusiastic amateurs
in a thought provoking, socially meaningful production, looking at
the issues of corruption and power. Set in modern day Liverpool, the
play reveals how small time gangsters rise to power when the Cauliflower
Trust succumb to the temptation of financial machinations over honesty
and integrity. Echoing themes that can be seen at local, national
and international levels. It is not so much an attack on the gangster
culture, but on the complacency of those able to resist corruption,
but who don't.
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Brecht's
acclaimed play capturing the politics of corruption and power in troubled
times is most frequently associated with the rise of Hitler and the
Nazi Party. As this production shows, it tells a more general tale,
and is disturbingly relevant today.
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