Stuffed Puppet / Neville Tranter (AU/NL)
Ubu – Verrückt, einfach so Macht zu haben
Australian puppeteer Neville Tranter has been delighting audiences for more than 30 years. Now he has taken on the bizarre story of the rise and fall of the tyrant Ubu and his kingdom – as a solo piece with a large arsenal of folding-mouth puppets. Ubu is impulsive, violent and self-centered. He makes stupidity his greatest power. Together with his ambitious wife Ma Ubu, he strikes relentlessly when he encounters weakness. Both are guided by greed, lust, pride and anger. Their emotional profundity reaches as far as a flat sheet of paper, and it is not for nothing that they sail out of this story in a two-dimensional paper boat. The Ubus of this world do not rule endlessly, but other Ubus will follow them sooner or later!
“The grand master of puppet theatre has grown older, his step noticeably heavier. When he puts the walking stick aside and stands on stage with his Stuffed Puppet Theatre, Neville Tranter mutates again into a soulfully acting magician who fully subordinates himself to his figures as a servant spirit. He breathes into them an almost diabolical life of their own and makes sure that the hall crackles with tension.” (Lahrer Anzeiger, 2022)
“The grand master of puppet theatre has grown older, his step noticeably heavier. When he puts the walking stick aside and stands on stage with his Stuffed Puppet Theatre, Neville Tranter mutates again into a soulfully acting magician who fully subordinates himself to his figures as a servant spirit. He breathes into them an almost diabolical life of their own and makes sure that the hall crackles with tension.” (Lahrer Anzeiger, 2022)
Wed 17 May
Puppet Theatre
Concept, Puppets, Performance: Neville Tranter
Script: Neville Tranter after Alfred Jarry
Artistic and technical support: Wim Sitvast
Script: Neville Tranter after Alfred Jarry
Artistic and technical support: Wim Sitvast
Co-Produced by Biennale Mars à l’Ouest and Colombier-Magnan
Theatre accessible at ground level. Seats for wheelchair users are available – please contact the theatre box office directly or email service@theater-erlangen.de to book tickets. Wheelchair-accessible toilet (Eurokey) in the immediate vicinity (Passage Markgrafentheater).
A temporary induction system will be installed for the duration of the festival. Audiences can use the induction system either via headphones or their own hearing aids. A limited number of FM receivers with neck-held induction loops can be borrowed for a deposit at the respective day and evening box offices. We kindly ask you to bring your own headphones.
in English
The performance will be presented with German sign language interpretation. A contingent of seats has been reserved to ensure good sightlines of both the performance and the interpreters. Tickets cannot be bought online or at the advance ticket offices and we kindly ask you to contact the festival at barrierefrei@figurentheaterfestival.de or by fax to 0 91 31 / 86 14 11. We will respond to your request as soon as possible.
| Preisart | Betrag |
|---|---|
| Box office: | 16,00 Euro |
| Box office reduced: | 10,00 Euro |
Concession applies for school children and university students, apprentices/trainees, people serving federal community or military service, volunteers fulfilling a social/ecological/cultural year (up to the age of 30), beneficiaries of social security and ALG II, as well as asylum seekers, holders of the Erlangen Pass as well as handicapped people (from 50% degree of disability). Admission free for companions of handicapped people (identity document with B-remark). Only one type of concession can be claimed at a time and will be granted upon presentation of the appropriate proof. Please provide verification at the door.
© Wim Sitvast
© Wim Sitvast
The performance will be presented with German sign language interpretation.