Performances with english supertitles

Performances with English supertitles are available only on selected dates.
Look out for the label in our repertoire.

MÓJ ROK RELAKSU I ODPOCZYNKU / MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION
Ottessa Moshfegh

„My year of rest and relaxation” - stage adaptation of a novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, one of the most original and bold voices of contemporary American literature, directed by Katarzyna Minkowska, a rising star of young Polish theatre.
 
A story of a young woman living in New York. She’s wealthy, beautiful, well-educated and… miserable. It’s year 2000, beginning of a new millenium, future looks bright and yet, nothing seems to help her - unknowingly stuck in a prolonged mourning, she’s unable to engage in any real relationship or to find any actual meaning in the silhouette of a life she’s living. Searching for a change, she decides to „log out” of the unsatisfying dailyness - using a mixture of psychotropic drugs, she plans to spend one year in a deeply unconscious state and wake up to a brand new her. Reborn, happy, alive. However, the deeper the state she dives in and the stronger the meds that allow the dive, the more she’s forced to confront her memories and repressed emotions…

Grand Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: stalls, rows 7-15, seats 1-10 and I balcony

BOYS CRY / CHŁOPAKI PŁACZĄ

You see a man crying. How does it make you feel? What comes to mind when you pass a man sobbing on the street? And do you ever come across such men? Male tears are rarely displayed in public; they seem to be a scarce commodity. But what about private tears? Can they serve as the foundation for a theatrical narrative?
"Boys Cry" is not just the title of the play, navigating between a spoiler and an obvious statement; it is also a message that needs to be reiterated as frequently as possible. Male tears exist. Furthermore, we all need them. As a society, we need men who can express their emotions.

Small Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: rows 6-7

HAMLET / HAMLET
William Shakespeare

The story of Prince Hamlet confronting a sudden and mysterious death of his father is one of world’s most important plays. “Hamlet” directed by Tadeusz Bradecki is told in a timeless convention, as timeless is the spiral of evil which spins around the young prince. Full of intrigues, plots and fighting for the throne, this is a story of the tragedy of human history, in which peace descends only for another war to begin.

The play is staged in a new translation for the first time in Poland.

Grand Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: stalls, rows 7-15, seats 1-10 and I balcony

 

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME / DZIWNY PRZYPADEK PSA NOCNĄ PORĄ
Simon Stephens

Meet Christopher. He is a mathematical genius who knows almost everything about astronomy. He does not like crowds, he is afraid of strangers, he does not understand feelings or metaphors. He has just been accused of killing a neighbour’s dog, and he sets out to find out who is guilty. During his investigation he uncovers uncomfortable family secrets and, even though he has never left his street on his own, he embarks on an exciting expedition to London. A remarkable story of love, dreams and overcoming one’s limits. The world seen through the eyes of a young outsider who describes each day in detail. An adaptation of Mark Haddon’s international bestseller, a book which won seventeen literary awards. It was adapted by Simon Stephens, one of the greatest modern-day dramatists. A story which won over the hearts of London and Broadway audiences.

Grand Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: stalls, rows 7-15, seats 1-10 and I balcony

 

SCENES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / I ŻE CIĘ NIE OPUSZCZĘ
Gé​rard Watkins

Annie and Pascal meet on their way to work. Rachida and Liam meet by chance outside of Rachida’s house. Little by little, the couples’ love brings them closer together. Alongside their burgeoning intimacy, however, other aspects of their relationships develop — differences in temperament, likes and dislikes, and minuscule discrepancies — that combine to form a basis for conflict. Seemingly insignificant words and increasingly menacing gestures set a certain violence into motion that quickly turns into a control mechanism and an expression of despotic love.
The playwright, Gérard Watkins, examines intimate partner violence and the impetus to harm another person in a ‘normal’ relationship.

Przodownik Stage
21 Olesińska St., Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: rows 6-7
 

 

OUR CLASS / NASZA KLASA
Tadeusz Słobodzianek

„Our Class” – awarded with the Nike Literary Award play about 20th century Poland inspired by true events. The story about classmates, for which nationality, religion and ideology became more important than friendship.
An unusual story about classmates who learn, play and grow up together. They dream of becoming a pilot, a doctor or a film star. They read Sienkiewicz's "Trilogy", watch films with Chaplin and listen to jazz. Why the boy who cut out the paper heart and wrote a love poem for the girl from his class, a few years later tied her hands and threatened to shoot her if she tried to escape? What happened that nationality, religion and ideology turned out to be more important than friendship? When did the classmate become a stranger? What happened with that class? The story about 20th century Poland inspired by true events.

Grand Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: stalls, rows 7-15, seats 1-10 and I balcony

 

KINKY BOOTS / KINKY BOOTS
Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper

based on a screenplay by Geoff Dean and Tim Firth

One of the most outrageous and inspiring Broadway musicals. An explosive mixture of pop, soul, rock, impressive drag queens, big-city atmosphere and small-town blues. A live music show about friendship and the will to change the world.
Charlie has inherited a collapsing shoe factory. His uncompromising girlfriend Nicola wants him to sell the family business and move to London with her. Lola, a fabulous drag queen with a terrific voice, has an idea how to save the company whose bankruptcy would mean that all its staff would become unemployed. Charlie and Lola have almost nothing in common, but they join forces to create sexy female shoes for men. Apparently, demand should be huge.

KINKY BOOTS is staged upon agreement with Music Theatre International (MTI) which provided authorised materials for the show www.MTIShows.com. The copyrights for KINKY BOOTS in Poland are owned by Agencja ADiT.

Grand Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: stalls, rows 7-15 seats 1-10 and I balcony

 

THE ART OF INTONATION / SZTUKA INTONACJI
Tadeusz Słobodzianek

In small smoke filled apartments, at cafe tables over tea and Turkish coffee, whilst vodka and wine flow freely, riveting conversations on the essence of theatre unfold. What is behind the phenomenon of the most recognised theatre artists in the twentieth century? How did they become reformers? When a student surpasses his master, a legend is born, and when fundamental questions fall on fertile ground, artistic revolution begins.

Small Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: rows 6-7
 

RAVEN FROM TOWER / KRUK Z TOWER
Andriej Iwanow

After the death of his father, the teenage Kostya lives in conflict with his mother. He spends his free time online, hating the world and his family. Worried about him, his Mother decides to conduct an unusual experiment. She creates a fake Facebook account in order to connect with her son in a way she cannot in reality. The virtual relationship between Toffi and Raven from Tower turns into an honest conversation between two lonely people longing for normality. But does the risky game undertaken by the mother in order to win back her son have a chance to turn into a real bond?

Small Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: rows 6-7
 

SMALL BREED DOGS / PSY RAS DROBNYCH
OLGA HUND

The psychiatric hospital is reminiscent of a boat rocking on a turbulent ocean. The female passengers are on their way through its life disillusionment clinic. It leads them right back to where they came from — a world marked by lack of money and love.
We look past the hospital gates and ask a paradoxical question: who are the sick? Is the outside world really the most normal place to live? Most of the female patients, after all, are “not so crazy and remember what was done to them by their fathers, uncles, husbands, mothers, by the Church, the Social Insurance Institution and the job market.”

Small Stage
Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Defilad Square, Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: rows 6-7

THE LAKE / JEZIORO
ZUZANNA BOJDA

Three scuba-diving ladies meet by a lake with the aim of pushing past their own limits. They are bent on setting a new world record in diving and in so doing, overcoming their own boundaries. What is the reason behind their urgent need to reach the bottom of one of the deepest lakes? What secrets do they wish to leave behind in its dark waters?
 
The Lake is a story of a journey to the depths of the earth, of testing boundaries, perseverance, and an important meeting with oneself, with one’s own fears and desires. And about how not to lose one’s breath.

Przodownik Stage
21 Olesińska St., Warsaw
Seats from which English supertitles are visible: rows 6-7

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open Tue-Sun 1 pm - 7 pm and one hour before the show

21 Olesińska St.
one hour before the show

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