• ‘Anarchic, subversively mischievous, intensely physical’
    The Even Hand

  • ★★★★
    ‘Tinderbox go for broke in this wickedly playful, no-holds barred new version of the play which kicked opened the door into the Theatre of the Absurd’.
    The Stage

▸Ubu the King

February 2019
the MAC, Belfast

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Adapted from Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry
Created by Patrick J O'Reilly and Ensemble
Produced by Jen Shepherd
Music by Katie Richardson
Set and Costume Design by Ciaran Bagnall
Performed by Claire Connor, Jo Donnelly, Tony Flynn, Julie Lewis and Rhodri Lewis

Grotesque, gruesome and hilariously absurd, Tinderbox were delighted to present Ubu the King at the MAC.

Inspired by Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi which caused a riot in Paris in 1906, Tinderbox dare to bring the primal monster to life through a succulent feast of sheer inventiveness and fearless theatricality. A riot for the wicked! All hail King Ubu!

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