{"product_id":"9781408172438","title":"Trial of Ubu","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTrial of Ubu\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Ubu,\u003c\/i\u003e Simon Stephens takes the grotesque and amoral megalomaniac dictator from Alfred Jarry's proto-surrealist 1896 play \u003ci\u003eUbu Roi\u003c\/i\u003e and places him before a twenty-first century international tribunal.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in January 2010, at the International Criminal Tribunal sitting in The Hague, it is day 436 of the trial of the dictator Ubu.  Sitting before a UN constituted International Tribunal, he is charged with Crimes against Humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Stephens' virtuosic satire examines the often absurd legal wrangling of the international justice system. \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Ubu\u003c\/i\u003e is a savage comedy that interrogates the assumptions of a Court as it struggles to deal with defendants who are not only opposed to the morality of law, but exist in a different moral dimension altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the central legitimacy and effectiveness of international law, Stephens asks how a civilised society can deal with the perpetrators of unspeakable crime, and wherein lies the legitimacy of any internationally convened tribunal.  Taking a wry and intelligent look at the international courts when reduced to senseless and convoluted legal altercations, this funny yet unsettling play asks important questions about legal against moral justice, and the futility of reasoned argument in the presence of a heinous malefactor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSimon Stephens has been the recipient of both the Pearson Award for Best New Play 2001-2 for his play \u003ci\u003ePort\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005 for \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent plays include \u003ci\u003eHarper Regan\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Hammersmith\/Royal Exchange, Manchester). \u003ci\u003ePornography\u003c\/i\u003e (Traverse and Birmingham Rep) and \u003ci\u003eWastwater \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court and Wiener Festwochen).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 November 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408172438\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331499851916,"sku":"9781408172438","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_45e72542-2dc5-4dd9-bb1f-104646aab6e6.jpg?v=1783597019","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408172438","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}