Now That's What I Call Ubu! by Alfred Jarry & The Company (2009)

Opening Night : May 6th 2009

Venue : Aberystwyth Arts Centre (studio)

Company


Ubu Rex
Pa	Daniel Felix-Johnson
Pa	Jim Finnis
Pa	Matt Fullwood
Pa	Moggy
Pa	Daz O'Connell
Pa	Tom Thorogood
Ma	Caroline Godsell
Ma	Lisa Laestadius
Ma	Lou Rogers
Ma	Sara Voisey
Ma	Colette Williams
Gyron	Gemma Dutton
Boggerlas	Ian Gledhill
Tails	Anne Hayes
Queen Rosalind	Michelle Jackson
Registrar	Michelle Jackson
Macnure	Rhys Kelly
King Wenceslas (Fri)	Denis Lennon
Heads	Denis Lennon
Boleslas	Nick Martin
Sea Captain	Nick Martin
The Bear	Pinky
King Wenceslas (Wed/Thu)	Ryan Pritchard
Noble/Judge/Phynancier	Kate Saunders
Ladislas	Jack Sinclair
Noble/Judge/Phynancier	Emma Wells
Messenger	Laura Wesselby
Ubu Cuckolded
Pa	Daniel Felix-Johnson
Pa	Jim Finnis
Pa	Matt Fullwood
Pa	Simon Mogg
Pa	Daz O'Connell
Ma	Tom Thorogood
Achras	Lindsay Blumfield
Rebontier	Michelle Jackson
Memnon	Denis Lennon
Conscience	Liz Real
Crapentake	Kate Saunders
Flunkey	Jack Sinclair
Binanjitters	Emma Wells
Ubu Enchained
Pa	Caroline Godsell
Pa	Lisa Laestadius
Pa	Lou Rogers
Pa	Sara Voisey
Pa	Colette Williams
Ma	Daniel Felix-Johnson
Ma	Jim Finnis
Ma	Matt Fullwood
Ma	Simon Mogg
Ma	Daz O'Connell
Ma	Tom Thorogood
Gyron	Gemma Dutton
Pissweet	Denis Lennon
Jailor	Nick Martin
Freeman	Kate Saunders
Pissale	Jack Sinclair
Freeman	Emma Wells
Eleutheria	Laura Wesselby
The Resipser Lockiter
Managing Executive	Ian Gledhill
Esteemed Leader	Denis Lennon
Chief Burgher	Liz Real
Flunkey	Jack Sinclair
Premier Counsellor	Marco Tilson
First Counsellor	Laura Wesselby
The Spirit of Ubu
Ma	Lisa Laestadius
Pa	Tom Thorogood
Dove	Anne Hayes
Mac Mc Macnure	Rhys Kelly
Conscience	Liz Real
Script
Spirit of Ubu Script	Anne Hayes
Resipser Lockiter Script	Catrin Fflûr Huws
Spirit of Ubu Script	Rhys Kelly

Director	David Blumfield
Sound Design	David Blumfield
Lighting Design	Duncan Gough
Set Design	Duncan Gough
Light Board Operator	Shelley Iles
Sound Operation	Shelley Iles
Stage Manager	Shelley Iles
Set Design	Jade Johnson
Assistant Stage Manager	Jade Johnson
Sound Operation	Jordan McMahon-Parkes
Set Design	Jordan McMahon-Parkes
Assistant Stage Manager	Jordan McMahon-Parkes
Assistant Director	Julie McNicholls
Set Design	Penny Rischmiller

Notes on the Play

Over the past six years we have produced Jarry's UBU trilogy. As part of our 18th birthday celebrations, I thought it would be a nice idea to put together an edited compilation of his work, which would be framed by some of our own material - indeed a celebration of what has become our signature dish - Ubu's greatest hits, to an extent!

Don't worry if you don't get it all. There is nothing really to get except for nonsense, chaos and anarchy. This is Punk Rock Theatre. Jarry was deliberately trying to go against what the theatregoing public in 19th century France had come to expect. Indeed, Ubu Rex caused a riot when first performed in 1896. He wanted to wind people up and he succeeded with that was effectively a theatrical playground joke. In the world of Ubu, the dysfunctional functions!

Finally may I thank Part One Drama students for inspiration - I have openly nicked your ideas!

- David Blumfield, May 2009.