We normally love Simon Stephens stuff…
…but this was a stinker.
Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi re-imagined as an International Human Rights trial.
Technically it was very clever – the video/special effects were very innovative. Good cast too.
Great writer but this piece just didn’t work.
The subject matter is so grave that the arty, post-modern “trial of the fictional character” idea just didn’t work for us.
Nor did it work for the critics – click here for a term that finds the reviews. Don’t click if you were involved in this play/production.
The trailer is embedded below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqI744m0Wws