Ubu Roi (King Ubu)

Ubu Roi (King Ubu) (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0906510541. Details of all Ubu Roi (King Ubu) archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S394457472

Archive Listings

12 Jul 08
to
14 Jul 08

Royal & Derngate
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Performance Details => Venue archive

Details

Alfred Jarry's absurd and funny political satire Ubu Roi created a storm when it first appeared in Paris in 1896, striking a blow for artistic freedom with its outrageous burlesque. Set in fictional Poland, the utterly unlikable Ma and Pa Ubu violently take over the kingdom, become dictators and unleash a reign of mayhem on society. Ubu Roi uses scatological humour, farce and irreverence. Although the lewd parody loosely blends elements of 'Richard III' and 'Macbeth', Jarry's characters are blatantly stupid, cowardly, cruel, greedy, gluttonous and grotesque. Seen by some as an overgrown schoolboy joke that unfolds like a gory cartoon, Jarry's work actually inspired theatre of the absurd and Dario Fo as well as influencing the dada and surrealist movements in art.

Creatives/Company

Author: Alfred Jarry
Producer: Royal and Derngate Youth Theatre

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Ad not shown

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.