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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

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Playing @
Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College
524 West 59th Street, New York City, NY 10019
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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$45.00 - $85.00

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Reviews

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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

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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