King Ubu

A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.

Cast

Jan Peszek

as Ubu

Katarzyna Figura

as Ubica

Marek Siudym

as Michał Fiodorowicz

Jerzy Trela

as car Aleksy

Bogdan Kalus

as ambasador Rosji

Maria Ciunelis

as ociemniała kwiaciarka

Maria Pakulnis

as ambasador Niemiec

Krzysztof Kowalewski

as Pissedoux, członek świty królewskiej

Wojciech Siemion

as profesor

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

as rotmistrz Bardior

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