Rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny
By: Bertolt Brecht ; translated by Steve Giles ; edited and introduced by Steve Giles ; general editor, Tom Kuhn
Contributors: Giles, Steve; Kuhn, Tom
Series: Methuen Drama modern plays; Methuen modern plays
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 136
Work titles: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
Description: This play chronicles the development and demise of the 'paradise city' of Mahagonny in a series of tableaux capturing the baser aspects of human nature. Three criminals create the city in order to trap money: it is a place of pleasure, where no-one works, everyone drinks, gambles, brawls and visits prostitutes, and all that matters is whether you can pay your way. A hurricane passing dangerously close to the city encourages complete lawlessness and debauchery, and soon the raving, delirious city destroys itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the German.