Ubu Roi

At the crossroads of clowning, puppetry, object theatre and the small screen, this Ubu is a playful and wonderfully popular UFO, which will reconcile novices, lovers of theatre and literature, the young and the not-so-young, film buffs and... cable fans!

A caricature of the governance of the powerful, Ubu Roi aims to show the social consequences of the actions of dictators of all stripes. When Ubu is in power, a whole society suffers: nobles are beheaded, magistrates are brainwashed, financiers are cut down, peasants are bled dry by taxes... Then came the inevitable: war!

A form that is both contemporary and ancient, touching in its inventiveness and humour, but above all, alas, in its close connection with the violence of the present day.

directed by Valéry Forestier, with Sabrina Amengual, Benjamin Bernard and Valéry Forestier

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