Roundheads and Peakheads

The ‘80s classic – as fiercely relevant as ever…

''A broken nation, the wealthy losing grip, bring in a divisive populist to set it right!''

A land called Yahoo in economic collapse, the wealthy elite are losing control as the poor turn in desperation to armed rebellion. Cue the swift rise to power of a populist leader from the disgruntled middle-class, whose message of ethnic division focuses blame on the immigrant Czich population, whose peaked skulls distinguish them from the majority Czuchs. Brecht's rarely performed musical satire of Measure for Measure is a bravura feast of epic theatre - crackling with merciless humour, vivid characters, and potent songs. A century after its Berlin premiere, a hidden gem shines like new.