The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising is set in East Germany in 1953. It shows the dramatist, Bertolt Brecht, rehearsing his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, while, outside the theatre, the workers rise in revolt against oppressive measures. When a workers’ delegation asks Brecht to support their demand, he is unable to resolve his dilemma and becomes guilty of betraying both workers and his own self.
Gunter Grass