Ubu Roi

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Ubu Roi (Ubu the King or King Ubu) is a play by French writer Alfred Jarry (1873-1907). It was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre de l’Œuvre, causing a riotous response in the audience as it opened and closed on December 10, 1896.

Presented in Afrikaans (Koning Oeboe) by the Potchefstroon University at the National Arts Festival Student Drama in 1983. It was directed by Leon Cloete, with Christine Hoffman as stage manager. The cast: Hannes Muller, Janine Pretorius, Dion Maas, Pieter Labuschagne, Linda van Vuuren, Karen Meiring, Henry van der Hoven, Erika Willemse, De Waal Nel.

Dieter Reible directed Koning Ubu for PACT, 1991, with Antoinette Kellermann as Ma Ubu.


Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubu_Roi

National Arts Festival programme, 1983.

PACT Info, (2), 1992.


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