A KINGLY RIOT WITH `UBU ROI'.Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Critic Pa Ubu, the coarse pig-like dragoon captain at the heart of Alfred Jarry's play, hatches a plot to murder the King of Poland and take the throne. With his co-conspirator Ma Ubu egging him on, the bloodthirsty blood·thirst·y adj. 1. Eager to shed blood. 2. Characterized by great carnage. blood Ubu rises ... and inevitably falls. Glendale's A Noise Within does excellent work with this rarely performed play, one of a cycle of works chronicling the adventures of Ubu. Director Julia Rodriguez Elliott infuses the production with funhouse- like absurdity. A larger-thanusual ensemble gamely plays along, and Alan Blumenfeld and Deborah Strang are grossly riotous as the oafish oaf n. A person regarded as stupid or clumsy. [Old Norse alfr, elf, silly person; see albho- in Indo-European roots. would-be royalty. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com UBU ROI Ubu Roi burlesques bourgeois values through outlandish political adventurism, including assassination, mock heroics, and buffoonery. [Fr. Drama: Alfred Jarry Ubu Roi in Benét, 1036] See : Satire - Three and one half stars Where: A Noise Within, 234 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. April 19-20, 8 p.m. May 5-6, 2 p.m. May 6-7, 7 p.m. May 7. Tickets: $32 to $36. (818) 240-0910, Ext. 1. In a nutshell nut·shell n. The shell enclosing the meat of a nut. Idiom: in a nutshell In a few words; concisely: Just give me the facts in a nutshell. Adv. 1. : A Noise Within scores with Alfred Jarry's rarely performed political satire Political satire is a subgenre of general satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics, politicians, and public affairs. It has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political . |
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