Marx in Soho at the Rio Theatre

Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho'

performed by Brian Jones

Tickets: $20 or $10 low income

Each show will be followed by a post show discussion with actor Brian Jones and a guest speaker:

-July 13 'Marx in Soho and the legacy of Howard Zinn', with Ben Isitt, BC labour historian and author of Militant Minority: BC Workers and the Rise of a New Left and From Victoria to Vladivostok.

-July 14 'Marx and the relevance of anti-capitalism today', with Professor Mark Leier
of SFU Labour Studies and author of Bakunin: The Creative Passion, Where the Fraser River Flows: the IWW
in BC and other books.

*July 13 show will also feature a performance by Solidarity Notes Labour Choir

Groups endorsing and supporting 'Marx in Soho' at the Rio include: World Peace Forum, People's Coop Bookstore, Rhizome Cafe, No One Is Illegal, The Workless Party, International Socialists and Fightback.

About the play

"Don't you wonder: why is it necessary to declare me dead again and again?"

Marx is back! The premise of this witty and insightful "play on history" is that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London, to make his case.

Howard Zinn, best known for his book, 'A Peoples History of the United States', introduces us to Marx's wife, Jenny, his children, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and a host of other characters.

Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. Zinn also shows how Marx's ideas are relevant in today's world.