Robert Wilson: ‘We shouldn’t make theatre if we can’t laugh’
As his new version of Alfred Jarry’s scandalous Ubu Roi is staged in Spain, the innovative director considers the collision of the terrifying and the comic
September 2018
Ubu review – Jarry's classic writhes its way into purgatory
A brutal score by Jerskin Fendrix is the driving force behind this bleakly topical reworking of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi
July 2015
Top 10s
The 10 best books about cycling
From Beckett to HG Wells, Jon Day saddles up for the best biking in literature
April 2013
Ubu Roi – review
Alfred Jarry's play becomes the Oedipal fantasy of a teenager taking revenge on his parents in this inspired Cheek By Jowl production, writes Michael Billington
January 2012
The Trial of Ubu – review
Alfred Jarry: A Pataphysical Life by Alastair Brotchie - review
April 2008
Bring Me the Head of Ubu Roi
That Ubu that you do
November 2005
Rebel without a clue
Playwright Alfred Jarry was theatre's answer to Johnny Rotten. How could someone so talentless be so influential, asks Dominic Dromgoole.
August 2003
Ubu goes to Africa
Alfred Jarry viciously satirised the grossness and greed of the French bourgeoisie. Nobel winner Wole Soyinka explains why his play is perfect for modern Zimbabwe
