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Review: King Ubu/The Plagiarists by Zach Freeman

The Plagiarists current production of “King Ubu” is an updated version of “Ubu Roi,” Alfred Jarry’s revolutionary social satire and the godfather of all ensuing theaters of protest and marginalization (the various theaters of cruelty, absurdity, surrealism, existentialism, dadaism, et al). But this production raises two questions: how can we possibly capture the original, riot-inducing […

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:07PM on September 4, 2013

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