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Triumph of the Will
Dir. Monika Strzępka
ul. Jagiellońska 1
On an island in the middle of the ocean, passengers who have survived an airplane disaster try to combat this glum situation and to while away the time by telling each other stories of people without whom the world would come to a halt. Though this does not come easily, particularly given the grumblers within the group (Anna Radwan, Radosław Krzyżowski, Marcin Czarnik, Krystian Durman), they soon begin taking on the roles of heroes who did things for the first time: Kathrine Switzer (Dorota Segda) – the first woman who ran a marathon; soccer players from a team who scored their first goal after some years; a miner who dared to hitchhike to India; and gays and lesbians supporting the miners’ strike in Great Britain. The plot, closely overseen by Shakespeare (Krzysztof Zawadzki), is full of surprising twists and turns, and imperceptibly transforms into a fascinating duel between dreams and realities, faith and doubt, and one whose outcome is far from certain. The Triumph of the Will is a play with a positive message, bursting with positive energy and faith in mankind, which can be marvelous – and sometimes is. It can “move mountains,” if only it chooses to.
In “Triumph of the Will” Monika Strzępka and Paweł Demirski take the stars of the distinguished Stary Theatre and arm them with the resources of a variété theater – they bring back light entertainment to fortify and gladden the audience. (…) Is this the theatrical version of “Róbmy swoje” for 2017? Młynarski’s song was a hit, and “Triumph of the Will” (…) also promises success.
Witold Mrozek, Gazeta Wyborcza
Cast
- Juliusz Chrząstowski PROUD AND FURIOUS
- Marcin Czarnik (a guest actor), Szymon Czacki MAN WHO COULD NOT SAY A GOOD THING ABOUT HIMSELF / BROTHER McDONALD **
- Monika Frajczyk (a guest actress), Magda Grąziowska LAUGHTER YOGA / SONGHOY BLUES **
- Radosław Krzyżowski DASHRATH MANJHI – ‘MOUNTAIN MAN’ / BAD WOLF 2
- Michał Majnicz MINER / GOOD WOLF 2
- Paulina Puślednik, Aleksandra Nowosadko, Marta Nieradkiewicz (a guest actress) MONGOLIAN BOY **
- Dorota Pomykała, Ewa Kaim RACHEL CARSON **
- Anna Radwan FORTUNE-TELLER / BAD WOLF 1
- Dorota Segda KATHRINE SWITZER / GOOD WOLF 1
- Małgorzata Zawadzka SAMOAN FOOTBALL REPRESENTATIVE TEAM
- Krzysztof Zawadzki WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- Krystian Durman GAYS SUPPORT THE MINNERS / BROTHER McDONADLD 1
- Adam Nawojczyk UNCLE McDONALD
Creators
- Hanna Nowak Stage manager, prompter, assistant director
- Paweł Demirski Dramaturgy
- Martyna Solecka Set design
- Arek Ślesiński Costumes
- Stefan Wesołowski Music
- Jarosław Staniek Stage movement