by Bertolt Brecht and Hella Wuolijoki
Translated by Richard Grenier and Gerhard Nellhaus and adapted by Helena Wood
Other parts played by Ivan Samson and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Music for the songs composed by Paul Dessau directed by Christopher Whelen
Accordionist, Ivor Beynon Guitarist, Freddie Phillips Produced by John Gibson
The protagonist in this comedy is a great capitalist in one of the Scandinavian countries who feels that the true nature of man is to be good, but that capitalism has made him bad. His personal remedy is to drink whenever possible, since this enables him to be amiable to his fellow men instead of detesting them.