RSC releases photos of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui with Mark Gatiss

The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed production photos for its production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss playing the title role.

Bertolt Brecht’s play, adapted by Stephen Sharkey, is set in Chicago and follows the rise of a criminal figure, serving as a political satire on Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. This production marks the first time the RSC has staged the play.

Gatiss plays Arturo Ui, while BAFTA winner Mawaan Rizwan makes his RSC debut as Giri and Kadiff Kirwan also makes his debut with the company as Roma. Janie Dee returns to the RSC as Betty Dullfeet, alongside Christopher Godwin as Dogsborough and LJ Parkinson as Givola.

They are joined in the cast by Joe Alessi, Valerie Antwi, Mark Hammersley, Rebekah Hinds, Cameron Johnson, Samuel Nunes de Souza, Mahesh Parmar, Santino Smith and Amanda Wilkin.

The production is directed by Seán Linnen, while the creative team includes set and costume designer Georgia Lowe, lighting designer Robbie Butler, music by Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal of Placebo, sound designer Johnny Edwards, movement director Jennifer Jackson, fight director Haruka Kuroda, casting director Christopher Worrall, music director Richie Hart, voice and text coach Charmian Hoare, costume supervisor Harry Whitham and assistant director Mandeep Glover.

The production runs at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon until 30 May, with press night on 21 April.