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Ubu Roi

First Preview: Jul 9, 2015
Opening Date: Jul 9, 2015
Closing Date: Jul 26, 2015
Running Time: 01:55
Ubu Roi
http://www.lincolncenterfestival.org/2015/cheek-by-jowl
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Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College
524 West 59th Street, New York City, NY 10019
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Director Declan Donnellan
Designer Nick Ormerod

by Alfred Jarry

Director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod made their triumphant Lincoln Center Festival debut in 2009 with the critically acclaimed, sold-out run of performances of Boris Godunov, created for the Chekhov International Theatre Festival. They return with their company Cheek by Jowl to bring an ingeniously re-imagined version of Alfred Jarry’s absurdist play Ubu Roi.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM
Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Performed in French with English supertitles

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  • “This is absurd theatre with a brashly apocalyptic resonance, and Donnellan directs with inventiveness.”

    —Evening Standard(London)


    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

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  • “This is absurd theatre with a brashly apocalyptic resonance, and Donnellan directs with inventiveness.”

    —Evening Standard(London)


    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Read More
  • “This is absurd theatre with a brashly apocalyptic resonance, and Donnellan directs with inventiveness.”

    —Evening Standard(London)


    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Read More
  • “This is absurd theatre with a brashly apocalyptic resonance, and Donnellan directs with inventiveness.”

    —Evening Standard(London)


    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Endlessly inventive and wickedly funny.”

    —Financial Times

    Read More

Accessibility

  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator - Main entrance / lobby Accessible to wheelchair users

  • Assisted Listening System

    Devices for the hearing impaired available. Infrared system/assistive listening available. Both at the coat check.

  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair access available.The balcony is not requiring ascending two flights of stairs.

  • Entrance

    The GWL Theater is ADA accessible from the street to the orchestra level of the theater

  • Seating

    The aisles of the theater consist of stairs, not ramps.

  • Telephone

    None on premises

  • Water Fountain

    Located near Men's Room

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