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Ubu Royale

Ubu Royale

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Alfred Jarry's riotous play, Ubu Roi, was a sensation upon first staging. This modern adaptation, Roi, directed by Neil Bartlett, brings a modernist classic to a contemporary audience. A bonkers and hilarious new translation, Ubu Royale, was produced during the lockdown fever dream. It features bodily functions and incidents and is gloriously chaotic, but consistency is for losers, as Neil Bartlett says.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 88 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: CHEERIO Publishing


Alfred Jarry's riotous, ground-breaking play, Ubu Roi, was a sensation upon its first staging. This modern adaptation, which formed the basis of a short film, Roi, directed by acclaimed author, Neil Bartlett, brings a modernist classic to a contemporary audience. A bonkers and hilarious new translation, Ubu Royale, was produced during the fever dream of lockdown. It features bodily incident and function. It is gloriously chaotic, but, as Neil Bartlett so rightly says, consistency is for losers.


Alfred Jarry's riotous, ground-breaking play, Ubu Roi, was a sensation upon its first staging. This modern adaptation, which formed the basis of a short film, Roi, directed by acclaimed author, Neil Bartlett, brings a modernist classic to a contemporary audience. A bonkers and hilarious new translation, Ubu Royale, was produced during the fever dream of lockdown. It features bodily incident and function. It is gloriously chaotic, but, as Neil Bartlett so rightly says, consistency is for losers.


Alfred Jarry's riotous, ground-breaking play, Ubu Roi, was a sensation upon its first staging. This modern adaptation, which formed the basis of a short film, Roi, directed by acclaimed author, Neil Bartlett, brings a modernist classic to a contemporary audience. A bonkers and hilarious new translation, Ubu Royale, was produced during the fever dream of lockdown. It features bodily incident and function. It is gloriously chaotic, but, as Neil Bartlett so rightly says, consistency is for losers.

Weight: 126g
Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781739440510

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