Alfred Jarry nasceu o 8 de setembro de 1873 na França. Era autor e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em UBU (2023), Ubu król (2003) e Král Ubu (1996). Morreu o 1 de novembro de 1907 em Paris, França.
His play, "King Ubu," was performed with Ladislav Fialka's plays, "The Clowns," and "The Fools," in a Theatre on the Balustrade Mime Group and Drama Group from the Czechoslovakia production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Jan Libicek in the cast. Ladislav Fialka and Jan Grossman were directors.