Kneehigh's Ubu! - Kneehigh

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We all know King Ubu. That deranged dictator we all love to hate.

Impossibly greedy, unstoppably crude, inexorably daft and hell-bent on making the country great again!

Sound familiar?

Based by Alfred Jarry’s riot-inducing masterpiece, Kneehigh will let rip with their own version of theatre’s most anarchic creations – KING UBU.

Expect world-class buffoonery in this deliriously unhinged improvised promenade musical (surely the first of its kind!). Featuring some of the most iconic anthems of our times, given a fresh rub for their money by a belting Kneehigh band, plus an extraordinary choir of extras – you! – we guarantee this will be a rocking, rollicking riot of ridiculousness that you won’t forget.

He’ll rise! He’ll reign! Only together will we make Ubu fall!

“A perfect blend of slapstick, pertinent politics and fist-in-the-air singalong. Rousing, riotous stuff!” – Mark Kermode

Please note: During this performance you will be up on your feet and free to wander, leave your phones on, go to the bar and sing as loud as you can with the rest of the audience.

Running Times: 120 Minutes

“It’s a big joyous buttock squeeze of a show that at a time when humanity appears to be riven from itself brings us back together in riotous laughs, hearty singalongs and even party games”

Cornwall Live

Kneehigh's Ubu Gallery

Company

Mr Ubu

Katy Owen

Mrs Ubu, His Wife

Mike Shepherd

Bobbi, His Daughter

Kyla Goodey

Jeremy Wardle, The Host

Niall Ashdown

President Nick Dallas

Dom Coyote

Captain Shittabrique

Robbi Luckay

The Brave Dissenter

Nandhi Bhebe

Introducing the House Band, The Sweaty Bureaucrats:

Alex Lupo
Dom Coyote
Justin Lee Radford
Renell Shaw
Nandi Bhebe

Creative Team

Writer & Co-Director

Carl Grose

Co-Director

Mike Shepherd

Music Director

Charles Hazlewood

Designer

Michael Vale

Lighting Designer

Mike Gunning

Prop Maker

Alice King

Costume Supervisor

Megan Rarity

Technical Team

Production Manager

Tim Boyd

Company Stage Manager

Steph Curtis

Stage Manager

Kate Foster

Sound Installation

Andy Graham

Sound Operator

Jamie Crowe

Dias Stage originally designed by Bill Mitchell

and built by John Voogd

With special thanks to

Ian Ross, Giles King, and Tom Jackson Greaves

Conceived by Carl Grose, Charles Hazlewood and Mike Shepherd | Created by the Company | Based on the play by Alfred Jarry

Kneehigh’s Ubu!

A Singalong Satire

“ The show simmers delicately on the edge of chaos. This is Kneehigh going back to their roots as exuberant physical performers and it is both joyous and immensely skilful. ”

Dates

“It’s a big joyous buttock squeeze of a show that at a time when humanity appears to be riven from itself brings us back together in riotous laughs, hearty singalongs and even party games”

Kneehigh's Ubu Gallery

Company

Creative Team

Technical Team

Conceived by Carl Grose, Charles Hazlewood and Mike Shepherd | Created by the Company | Based on the play by Alfred Jarry

Kneehigh’s Ubu!

A Singalong Satire

“ The show simmers delicately on the edge of chaos. This is Kneehigh going back to their roots as exuberant physical performers and it is both joyous and immensely skilful. ”

Dates

“It’s a big joyous buttock squeeze of a show that at a time when humanity appears to be riven from itself brings us back together in riotous laughs, hearty singalongs and even party games”

Kneehigh's Ubu Gallery

Company

Creative Team

Technical Team

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