Stary Theatre

„Auto da fé” by Elias Canetteli
15th, 16th, 18th of April 2009, 18:00
Directed by: P. Miskiewicz; casting: I. Bielska, K. Globisz, P. Grabowski, M. Grąbka, A. Kozak, J. Peszek
The sinologist, Piotr Kien, a bookworm and a loner, kicked out of the house by the landlord, gets to know the “crazy reality”. Featuring Jan Peszek.
Scena Kameralna of Stary Theatre, ul. Starowiślna 21; ticket booth, tel. +48 12 428 47 00

“Exit the king or the ceremonies” by Ionesco
21st and 22nd of April 2009, at 19:15
Directed by P. Cieplak, casting: J. Trela, A. Polony, A. Dymna, D. Segda. World famous Romanian dramatist invites to an uncommon 100 minutes ceremony of dying. Starting from the first scene everything is going into nothingness.
Duza Scena of Stary Theatre, ul. Jagiellonska 1; ticket booth, tel. +48 12 422 40 40

“Trans-Atlantyk” by W. Gombrowicz
1st – 4th of April 2009, 19:15
Directed by: M. Grabowski; casting: M. Kalisz, J. Peszek, J. Grałek and others.
Duża Scena Teatru Starego, ul. Jagiellońska 1; ticket booth, tel. +48 12 422 40 40

Stu Theatre

“Demons” by Fiodor Dostoyevsky
4th of April 2009, 19:00, 5th of April 2009, 15:00
Directed by K. Jasiński; casting: R. Krzyżowski, A. Róg, M. Kalisz/M. Zacharzewski, R. Koszucki, U. Grabowska/A. Cieślak/A. Marek, K. Pluskota, B. Rybotycka, D. Figurska/K. Gorczyca/K. Chapko, K. Globisz/J. Święch, G. Mielczarek.
End of the XIX century in Russia. Stawrogin, a man who defies all the norms, is trying to escape the devil’s spell with a help of an exorcist. The play combines the tradition of the medieval plays with a formula of a modern thriller. Unusual staging, team of young artists, and a performing live choir Woskresinnie makes this play an experience with a spiritual dimension.

“The madman and the nun” by Stanislaw I. Witkiewicz
1st of April 2009, 19:00
Directed by: K. Jasiński; casting: S. Bohosiewicz/L. Lubińska, H. Wyrodek/M. Barełkowska, D. Gnatowski.
Mad poet Walpurg, full of temper nun and the unpredictable doctor Burdygiel at the psychiatric hospital. The play is illustrated with the music of Jan Kanty Pawluskiewicz.
Stu Theatre, al. Krasińskiego 16

“Romeo and Juliet” by W. Shakespeare
6th-7th of March, 19:00, 8th of March, 18:00
Directed by: A. Duda-Gracz, casting: Anna Polony, Kamila Baar/Izabela Noszczyk, Aldona Grochal/Katarzyna Gniewkowska.
The play directed by Agata Duda-Gracz get both: appreciation from the public and the critics, and on the other hand causes a lot of controversies. What interests the creators of the Krakow play is a question about true love confronted with love that is an archetype and mythologized. Images of emotions, thunders of passions which the Shakespeare’s play is filled with, are distributed among the infiltrating characters – couples of lovers, brought to their existence at the last spark of life of Juliet, matured to love right before her death.
Krakowski Teatr Scena Stu, al. Krasińskiego 16

“Happy Days” by Samuel Beckett
24th, 25th of April 2009, at 19:00
Directed by K. Jasinski; casting: B. Rybotycka, K. Mastylo
This play, one of the most famous dramas by Beckett, has been prepared by STU theatre for the Beckett Year. Winni and Willi, the singer and her accompanist, is a couple for better or worse.
Krakow Teatr Stu, al. Krasinskiego 16, ticket booth Mon.-Fri. 9:00-19:00, Sat.. and Sun.. 2 hours before the show, tel. +48 12 422 27 44

„Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie
15th-16th of April, at 19:00, 17th-19th of April, at 18:00
Directed by O. Lipińska; cast: M. Waldera, A. Sokołowska, G. Łukawski, M. Kuźmiński, F. Szajnert, B. Wójcik, A. Graczyk/G. Mielczarek, M. Chodorowska (guest).
The adaptation of one of the most popular crime stories has been on stage in London since 1952 and despite 20 000 shows played so far, it is still difficult to get tictekts to see it.
Miniatura Stage, Plac Świętego Ducha 2, Ticket reservation Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00, tel. 012-424-45-25