About the Show
“What is the cost of being good?”
In the hustle and bustle of a modern-day metropolis, it’s a dog-eat-dog world and Shen Te is doing all she can to get by.
When three gods reward her hospitality with a life-changing sum of money, Shen Te opens a tobacco shop and claims the stability she’s always dreamed of. But the struggle is not over yet; she is forced to question the cost of her own survival as she resorts to scheming and deceit to flourish in this capitalist world.
In its 80th anniversary, Brecht’s play is brought up to date in a new version by Nina Segal (In The Night Time (Before The Sun Rises)), directed by Anthony Lau (Sheffield Theatres’ Anna Karenina).
Cast
Tim Samuels
Second God
Ami Tredrea
Shen Te/Shui Ta
Leo Wan
Wang
Nick Blakeley
Third God
Melody Brown
Mrs Mi Tzu/Old Woman
Aidan Cheng
Yang Sun
Jon Chew
Lin To/Shu Fu
Callum Coates
First God
Togo Igawa
Husband/Priest/Court Clerk
Camille Mallet de Chauny
Jobless Man/Policeman/Cousin
Louise Mai Newberry
Mrs Yang/Wife
Creatives
Bertolt Brecht
Author
Nina Segal
Adaptation
English Touring Theatre (ETT)
Company
Anthony Lau
Director
Georgia Lowe
Design
Jessica Hung Han Yun
Lighting
DJ Walde
Music
Jacob Sparrow (casting)
Director
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