Übü király (1989)
The Empty King created a mythical figure and a whole world from grotesque, archetypal images. The drama was originally conceived as a student tirade against a teacher at Jarry's school, the Lyceum of Rennes. This teacher, Hébert, was the target of public ridicule. In 1888, at the age of 15, Jarry wrote a puppet play about the exploits of the Woolly Tartar and staged it to the amusement of his friends. The figure of Übü is a crude, cruel caricature of the foolish, selfish bourgeoisie as seen through the unrelenting gaze of a schoolboy; but this Rabelaisian figure, in all his falstaffian greed and cowardice, is more than a mere social satire. It is a terrifying picture of man's animal nature, his evil and cruelty. The Katona József Theatre in Budapest premiered Jarry's play in 1984, and it ran continuously for more than 10 years.
Director: Gábor Zsámbéki
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László Sinkó as Übü papa |
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Juli Básti as Übü mama |
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Dénes Ujlaki as Paszomány kapitány |
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Tamás Végvári as Vencel király |
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Éva Olsavszky as Rozamunda királyné |
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László Szacsvay as Bugrislav királyfi |
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Frigyes Hollósi as Pillér töstér |
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József Horváth as Lecsinszky Szaniszló |
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József Horváth as Elek cár |
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Zoltán Papp as Pajzs töstér |
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Endre Kátay as Lászky tábornok |
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Endre Kátay as Könisbergi Máté |
| Directing | Gábor Zsámbéki | Director |
| Crew | Alfred Jarry | Creator |
| Art | Csörsz, Khell | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mária Szabó | Costume Design |
