KATONA CINEMA: KING UBU

A real treat for theatre lovers: every day from 21.30 one of the annual guest of honour of the Cauldron, the Katona József Theatre’s performances are screened under the stars.

ALFRED JARRY: KING UBU


Papa Ubu
László Sinkó

Mama Ubu

Juli Básti


Bordure, The bear
Dénes Ujlaki

King Wenceslas
Tamás Végvári *

Queen Rosemonde
Éva Olsavszky

Bougrelas, their son
László Szacsvay *

Stanislas Leczinski
József Horváth

Lap, paladin

Hollósi Frigyes

Battery, paladin
Papp Zoltán

General Lascy, Matthew Königsberg, Sea-captain
Endre Kátay, then József Garay

The whole polish army, Cotice, paladin
Zoltán Varga

The whole polish army, Nicolas Rensky, Messenger, Peasant, Financial, IV. Noble, III. Councillor

Vilmos Vajdai *

Ladiszláv királyfi, the people, I. Noble, Seaman, I. Councillor, Financial
Nagy József, then András Stohl

Waiter, Jean Sobieski, The polish army
Zoltán Zubornyák, then Zsolt Lipics, then János Csányi

Whole russian army, III. Noble, Financial, guard of Mama Ubu, Peasant, Seaman
Ferenc Lengyel, then Ádám Lux, then Olivér Csendes, then Zoltán Rajkai

Polish artillery, Russian army, Seaman, V. Noble, IV. Councillor, Financial
Gábor Németh, then Péter Kárpáti, then Péter Takátsy

II. Noble, II. Councillor, Peasant, Financial
Péter Tarján * then Tibor Gazdag *

Prince Boleslas, Guardian of Mama Ubu, Seaman
Gábor Kocsó, then Miklós Kerpits, then Gergő Kaszás

Peasant woman, Soldier woman, Diseuse
Erika Molnár, then Kriszta Szalay, then Andrea Söptei

The starred ones contribute to the band.


Set designer: Csörsz Khell
Costume designer: Mária Szabó
Assistent of the director: Katalin Thuróczy
Director: Gábor Zsámbéki

Premiere: 25th October, 1984
Last performance: 30th May, 1994
Total shows: 230

The performance had guest appearances in in Helsinki, Pori, Turku, St. Étienne, Paris, Glasgow, Madrid, Krems, Mexico City, Berlin, Florence, Barcelona, ​​Montevideo and Buenos Aires.