{"id":27261,"date":"2022-12-02T02:42:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T02:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/the-good-person-of-szechwan-reveals-its-cast-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T02:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T02:42:31","slug":"the-good-person-of-szechwan-reveals-its-solid-there-ought-to-be-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/the-good-person-of-szechwan-reveals-its-solid-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"The Good Person of Szechwan reveals its solid \u2013 There Ought To Be Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheffield Theatres has introduced the complete solid for his or her new manufacturing of <strong><em>The Good Person of Szechwan<\/em>,<\/strong>\u00a0marking the 80<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of\u00a0Bertolt Brecht\u2019s\u00a0fashionable play. Commissioned by\u00a0ETT\u00a0and co-produced by\u00a0Sheffield Theatres, ETT\u00a0and\u00a0Lyric Hammersmith\u00a0Theatre, this new model by\u00a0Nina Segal\u00a0is directed by Sheffield Theatres\u2019\u00a0RTYDS Associate\u00a0Artistic\u00a0Director\u00a0Anthony Lau\u00a0(<em>Anna Karenina<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"47468\" src=\"https:\/\/oughttobeclowns.com\/2022\/12\/news-the-good-person-of-szechwan-reveals-its-cast.html\/good-person-of-szechwan-casting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?fit=2500%2C1380&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Good Person of Szechwan Casting\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?fit=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?fit=880%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47468 size-large\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=1024%2C565&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=1536%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=2048%2C1130&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=1218%2C672&amp;ssl=1 1218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=880%2C486&amp;ssl=1 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=675%2C373&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?resize=360%2C199&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oughttobeclowns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Good-Person-of-Szechwan-Casting.png?w=1760 1760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nick Blakeley<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0Third God,\u00a0<strong>Melody Brown<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the roles of\u00a0Mrs Mi Tzu\/Old Woman,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Aidan Cheng<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0Yang Sun,\u00a0<strong>Jon Chew<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the roles of\u00a0Lin To\/Shu Fu,\u00a0<strong>Callum Coates<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0First God,\u00a0<strong>Togo Igawa<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the roles of\u00a0Husband\/Priest\/Court Clerk,<strong>\u00a0Suni La<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0Mrs Shin,\u00a0<strong>Camille Mallet<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>de Chauny<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the roles of\u00a0Jobless Man\/Policeman\/Cousin,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Louise Mai Newberry<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the roles of\u00a0Mrs Yang\/Wife,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tim Samuels<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0Second God,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Ami Tredrea<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0Shen Te\/Shui Ta\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Leo Wan<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>will play the function of\u00a0Wang.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cWhat is the cost of being good?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three gods search for only one sincere particular person on earth to justify humanity\u2019s existence. Finding Shen Te, penniless however principled, they reward her with a life-changing amount of money. But beginning her personal enterprise in a money-centred, unequal society, her fortune quickly turns to frustration because the extra kindness she exhibits, the extra sophisticated life turns into.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Anthony Lau,\u00a0<\/strong>Director of\u00a0<strong>The Good Person of Szechwan<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>mentioned:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201c80 years after The Good Person of Szechwan was first performed, I\u2019m incredibly excited to be working with Nina and the rest of the company to reimagine this timely classic. Leaning into the world of arcades, karaoke and the Cantonese movies of my childhood, we are looking forward to investigating how these influences can collide with the stand alone universe that Brecht created. Brecht writes so well of universal truths that transcend time, and Nina has created a translation that is funny, wild and maybe a little too close to the bone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets for\u00a0<strong>The Good Person of Szechwan<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>are on sale now. Tickets could be booked by means of the Box Office in particular person, over the telephone on\u00a0<strong>0114 249 6000<\/strong>\u00a0or at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sheffieldtheatres.co.uk\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/sheffieldtheatres.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669989884721000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vDxRqD-5A4Zh2zVKj2VQc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sheffieldtheatres.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Sheffield Theatres has introduced the complete solid for his or her new manufacturing of The Good Person of Szechwan,\u00a0marking the 80th\u00a0anniversary of\u00a0Bertolt Brecht\u2019s\u00a0fashionable play. Commissioned by\u00a0ETT\u00a0and co-produced by\u00a0Sheffield Theatres, ETT\u00a0and\u00a0Lyric Hammersmith\u00a0Theatre, this new model by\u00a0Nina Segal\u00a0is directed by Sheffield Theatres\u2019\u00a0RTYDS Associate\u00a0Artistic\u00a0Director\u00a0Anthony Lau\u00a0(Anna Karenina). Nick Blakeley\u00a0will play the function of\u00a0Third God,\u00a0Melody Brown\u00a0will play the roles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-drama"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}