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Feel the Fear – and
Laugh at Hitler Anyway
Bristol Cathedral School’s main
dramatic production this year encourages audiences
to laugh in the face of the little man, Adolf Hitler.
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The school’s Head of Drama, Mr
Ian Barraclough, said: “This play is both a strong
political statement and also a homage to the sharp-witted
dialogue, the sharp-suited style, the grittiness and
the violence of American gangster films.
“We have put a great deal of imagination into
realising the fun and the comedy of the play. It demystifies
Adolf Hitler, teaching us to stop being paralysed with
fear by his notoriety and urging us to laugh in his
face and take action.”
As always in Brecht plays, there is a strong political
message. This play warns against tyranny and political
corruption. Some have used it to point the figure at
contemporary figures, such as an Al Pacino production
in New York that directed the play at George W Bush.
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However, Bristol Cathedral School’s production
stays very close to the text, leaving audiences to
draw their own conclusions about its contemporary relevance. “By
remaining faithful to the text, we hope it will make
the production particularly useful to our A level Theatre
Studies students, who are reading the play as one of
their set texts,” said Mr Barraclough.
The 20-strong cast drawn from Years 9-13 have been
drawing a warm response from audiences at the production
in the school’s modern Fortune Theatre.
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