Details

We all know King Ubu. That deranged dictator we all love to hate. Impossibly greedy, unstoppably crude, inexorably daft and hell-bent on making the country great again! Sound familiar? Based on Alfred Jarry's riot-inducing masterpiece, Kneehigh will let rip with their own version of theatre's most anarchic creations - KING UBU. Expect world-class buffoonery in this deliriously unhinged improvised promenade musical (surely the first of its kind!). Featuring some of the most iconic anthems of our times, given a fresh rub for their money by a belting Kneehigh band, plus an extraordinary choir of extras - you! - we guarantee this will be a rocking, rollicking riot of ridiculousness that you won't forget.

Cast/Performers

Katy Owen (Mr Ubu), Mike Shepherd (Mrs Ubu - His Wife), Kyla Goodey (Bobbi - His Daughter), Niall Ashdown (Jeremy Wardle - The Host), Dom Coyote (President Nick Dallas), Robbi Luckay (Captain Shittabrique), Nandhi Bhebe (The Brave Dissenter), Alex Lupo (House Band - Sweaty Bureaucrats), Dom Coyoto (House Band - Sweaty Bureaucrats), Justin Lee Radford (House Band - Sweaty Bureaucrats), Renell Shaw (House Band - Sweaty Bureaucrats), Nandi Bhebe (House Band - Sweaty Bureaucrats)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Carl Grose, Charles Hazlewood, Mike Shepherd (based on the play by Alfred Jarry)
Director(s): Carl Grose, Mike Shepherd
Musical Director: Charles Hazlewood
Design: Michael Vale
Lighting: Mike Gunning
Other: Alice King (Prop Maker)
Costume: Megan Rarity (Costume Supervisor)