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Ubu (Jarry/Richardson)
Full-Length Play, Satire/Political Satire / 5f, 8m
A very loose adaptation of the French absurdist, Alfred Jarry’s infamous UBU Trilogy.
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Cast Size
5f, 8m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Parody/Spoof -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
In this contemporary adaptation, Ma and Pa Ubu are in Greatlandia, and during their rise to power they find themselves riding the big waves of fast food gastronomy and trickledown economics, until all hell breaks loose!
Remarkably prescient – this adaptation of Jarry’s Ubu Trilogy written in response to the GW Bush administration is even more apt to the Trump years. Now updated to reflect the new “commander in chief,” UBU ® is a play for our times.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Features Fantasy Costumes
- Additional Features Physical Comedy
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Helen E. Richardson
Helen E. Richardson received her training from Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du
Soleil and Peter Brook and Sotigui Kouyaté of the Peter Brook Company. She served as
Artistic Director of the Stalhouderij Theatre Company, Amsterdam's English-language
theater, an internat ...
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