The Trial of Ubu
From: Wednesday, 18th January 2012
To: Saturday, 18 February 2012
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Synopsis
Exploring the central legitimacy and effectiveness of international law. How does a Civilised Society deal with the perpetrators of unspeakable crime? Wherein lies the legitimacy of any Internationally convened Tribunal? Ubu, the gross and amoral megalomaniac from Jarry’s Ubu Roi, finds himself before a UN constituted International Tribunal charged with serious violations of international humanitarian law.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 25 January 2012
Alfred Jarry’s 1896 absurdist shocker Ubu Roi is one of those famous plays that never gets done, and that remains the case, really, despite Simon Stephens’s chilling courtroom take on the deeds of a tyrant who is a foul-mouthed buffoon and mass murderer.
What he and director Katie Mitchell have done is condense Jarry’s black farce in a Punch and Judy puppet show that tops and tails the sober proceedings of an international criminal justice court, as though Ubu was being arraigned in the manner of Ratko Mladic in the Hague.
The monster is called to account and his words recycled through the microphoned speeches of two impassive interpreters, so that the impact of the evening lies in the horror with which the madman is exposed, not – as in Jarry – the exhilarating delight in his grotesque escapades.
In other words, the play has been politicised, but in a different way to how it exists. There is nothing wrong in doing...
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Anne Riley - 17 February 2012:
Disappointing. Thought the puppetry was poorly executed and the writing manipulative. The roles of the female interpreters and how they were directed to me seemed quite sexist. I respect SS work however this one was dull, devoid of emotion or strong writers conviction. ...
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Simon Stephens (Author)
Hampstead Theatre (Producer)
Katie Mitchell (Director)
Lizzie Clachan (Design)
Lucy Carter (Lighting)
Paul Clark (Music)
Tom Hackley (Sound)
Joseph Alford (movement) (Director)
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