THEATRE WSPÓŁCZESNY (operating since 1949)
Added by the theatre , when Maciej Englert was the director.
Wojciech Malajkat has held this position since 2024.
"(...) Englert's Contemporary will not change its shape. (...) it will remain an unfashionable and outdated traditional theatre, ignoring the numbers that are called postmodernist for the psychological comfort of a group of artists. That for the actors of this theatre, the workshop will continue to be a value equal to inspiration. That the Contemporary will continue to describe life above all, not decay. We should sincerely wish for this, because where else would this strangely large, apparently also outdated, audience of the Contemporary, consisting largely of young people who disregard various fashions, go?" Text: Joanna Godlewska
Vanitas (Le comble de la vanité)
Valérie Fayolle
Description
The father of the family, respected in the city, a former member of parliament, sensing an imminent departure from this world, gathers his children, who have been at odds for ten years, in the family home to set them a condition: he will disinherit them if they do not reconcile. A mysterious entry in the will surprises the siblings. An attempt to unravel the strange entry leads to further puzzles, and these, solved by trial and error, reveal surprising and shocking family secrets.
A black comedy, a humorous family macabre with endless plot twists.
Valérie Fayolle
Valérie Fayolle, a French journalist and writer, made her debut in the theater "Le comble de la vanité"; the play was first performed at the Théâtre de la Pépinière in Paris in 2022.
Directed by
Maciej Englert
Cast:
Louis, father - Leon Charewicz
Jeanine, mother - Marta Lipińska
Jean-Baptiste, older son - Szymon Mysłakowski
Bruno, younger son - Mateusz Król
Caroline, youngest sibling - Monika Pikuła
Barbara, Jean-Baptiste's wife - Barbara Wypych
Bernard - Sebastian Świerszcz
Funeral speaker, voice - Krzysztof Wakuliński
Well, I have a problem here!
Is a black comedy supposed to entertain, make you laugh, or moralize?
This time, none of the above criteria were (in my opinion) met.
The performance had one value: Marta Lipińska's acting. Every scene without her participation was weeeeaaaak!
The actress, the Theatre's senikor, continues to captivate with her charm, and above all with her consistently good acting skills.
It was a pleasure to watch her on stage.
