KING
Based on the novel by Szczepan Twardoch in an adaptation by Paweł Demirski, this production maps the multi-ethnic, violent underworld of pre-war Warsaw in 1937. The staging functions as a bitter, contemporary commentary on societal polarization, nationalistic conflicts, and political manipulation, replacing folklore sentimentality with a highly stylized, contrasting visual space where power acts as the ultimate currency.
Director: Monika Strzępka
Novel by Szczepan Twardoch, Adaptation Paweł Demirski,
Venue: Teatr Polski im. Arnolda Szyfmana w Warszawie, Scena Główna
Premiere: May 18, 2018
Cast
Ryfka from Palestine - Grażyna Barszczewska
Emilia Szapiro - Eliza Borowska
Anna Ziębińska - Maria Dębska
Litani - Barbara Kurzaj
Ryfka Kij - Katarzyna Strączek
Mojżesz Bernsztajn - Alan Al Murtatha
Doktor Radziwiłłek - Marcin Bosak
Kum Kaplica - Krzysztof Dracz (gośc.)
Redaktor Sokoliński - Adam Biedrzycki
Redaktor Bobiński - Paweł Tomaszewski
Jakub Szapiro between worlds - Adam Cywka
Andrzej Ziębiński - Krzysztof Kwiatkowski
Szapiro from Palestine - Andrzej Seweryn
Prokurator Ziębiński - Jerzy Schejbal
Pantaleon Karpiński - Mirosław Zbrojewicz
Creative Team
Author: Szczepan Twardoch
Adaptation: Paweł Demirski
Directtor: Monika Strzępka
Set Design: Anna Maria Karczmarska
Costumes: Arek Ślesiński
Music: Tomasz Sierajewski
Lights and Video: Robert Mleczko
Choreography: Jakub Lewandowski
Arrangements of stage fights: Robert Popławski
Vocal preparation: Monika Malec
Pyrotechnic effects: Tomasz Pałasz
Assistant Director: Sara Bustamante-Drozdek
