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Kneehigh's Ubu! A Singalong Satire image gallery

Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire image gallery

"Who is Ubu? In our story, he is a vulgar, greedy, sadistic, grotesque, cowardly and very, very stupid army deserter who has been living in the ‘sewers of life’ with his manipulative and ambitious wife. They have run out of money and have come to ..."

Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire – Interview with Katy Owen

"Why did you want to make Ubu? Well, I’d read Alfred Jarry’s play, Ubu Roi, back in college and loved it. It was clearly a very unique play. Very anarchic, nonsensical and disgusting. It broke rules. It went wherever it pleased. I loved the cartoo ..."

Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire – Interview with Carl Grose

"Kneehigh’s Ubu was first performed at The Kneehigh Asylum in 2018. The Kneehigh Asylum is a pop-up theatre venue in a large dome tent. Below is a photo of the model box, created by Designer Michael Vale. And this is what it looked like in th ..."

Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire – The Design

"Jeremy Wardle, the host Emcee and political commentator of Lovelyville. President Nick Dallas President of Lovelyville and Father of Bobbi Dallas. Bobbi Dallas Daughter of the president. Activist and Expressive Dancer. Captain Shittabrique Head of Se ..."

Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire – Character Summaries

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"Act 1: The Rise of Ubu Scene 1: Welcome to Lovelyville Scene 2: Ubu’s First Move Scene 3: Bobbi’s Bad Dream Act 2: The Reign of Ubu Scene 4: The Cruel Sports Day Scene 5: Prize Giving and Fleecing Scene 6: Yoo Hoo in the Boo Hoo Zoo Scene 7: Bung ..."

Breakdown of Kneehigh’s Ubu! A Singalong Satire

"Kneehigh’s Ubu is about responding to the challenge of keeping theatre alive. We do theatre because it’s live but how do we keep it alive? I’ve always liked sport. I like being physical, playing in a team, getting sweaty, being in a heightened ..."

Ubu! A Singalong Satire – a note from Mike Shepherd

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Interview with Mike, Carl and Charles - The Tin Drum

Interview with Mike, Carl and Charles – The Tin Drum

Mike, Carl and Charles chat about why they adapted The Tin Drum

Mike’s Scrapbook – The Tin Drum

Mike’s influences for The Tin Drum

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Interview - Sarah Jane, Falmouth University Archive

Interview – Sarah Jane, Falmouth University Archive

Meet Sarah Jane, from Falmouth University’s Performance Archive

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Emma Rice, Mike Shepherd and Paul Crewes on 946

Emma Rice, Mike Shepherd and Paul Crewes on 946

A closer look at 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

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The Secret Writer: Interview with Anna Maria Murphy

The Secret Writer: Interview with Anna Maria Murphy

My notebooks and my scrapbooks are my plans

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