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Cheek by Jowl : Ubu Roi

Cheek by Jowl : Ubu Roi: By Alfred Jarry ENGLAND LONDON  •  Silk Street Theatre  •  10 - 20 April 2013   Alfred Jarry: Ubu Roi Cheek by Jowl Following its first performance in 1896, Alfred Jarry’s brutal satire about greed and the abuse of power was outlawed for its scandalous language, violence and disrespect for authority. Anarchic and petulant, King Ubu has seized control of Poland, Lithuania and everything in between, abetted by his equally monstrous wife. But an invading army soon threatens his petty dictatorship. With resonances of Macbeth and unflinching humour, Ubu Roi, an inspiration to later absurdist playwrights, remains a startling challenge to the comfortable and conventional. Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, directors of Barbican Artistic Associate Cheek by Jowl, are reunited once again with their ensemble of French actors, last seen in Andromaque in 2009.                 Lighting Designer: Pascal Noel                        Composer & Sound Designer: Davy Sladek                       Video Design: Benoit Simon/Quentin Vigier            Costume: Angie Burns                       Voice: Valérie Bezancon Fight Director: Francois Rostain  Co-produced by Cheek by Jowl with the Barbican, Les Gémeaux/Sceaux/Scène Nationale and Comédie de Béthune, Centre Dramatique National Nord/Pas-de-Calais Barbican Centre Web Site Detailed schedule information: 7:30 pm, 2:30 pm Contact: Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS Tel: (44) 20 76 38 88 91 email this item to a friend