king ubu program

King Ubu program

ma and pa ubu

Ma and Pa Ubu (Stephen Finegold and Joanna Holden)

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The world premiere of a new translation by Kenneth MacLeish at The Gate in London, Directed by John Wright

“A mix of classical parody and surreal farce anticipating avant-garde art as well as The Goons and Monty Python… sheer madcap inventiveness”

“Alfred Jarry may have been motivated by his hatred of authority figures and the arrogance of power, but his art, as this exuberantly nihilist production testifies, clearly belongs to Dada.”

Michael Billington - The Guardian


“The cast is immensely versatile and physically ingenious”

“The cast all play with great, driven energy and there is endless inventiveness in keeping with the plays lavatorial humour”

“Alfred Jarry touched on something chilling about the human race, and Wright’s fine, frenzied production puts that across forcefully.”

Sarah Hemming – Evening Standard London


“A closely choreographed pile-up of dizzying invention”

“The cast literarily risk life and limb crashing in and out of treacherous trapdoors as they toss themselves into this nihilistic brawl.”

“…re-invents Jarry’s love of slang, smut and all things gobbledygook.”

Patrick Marmion – Time Out London - critics choice

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