On March 21st, the attack on the National Stary Theatre will violently interrupt the premiere of “Liberation” taking place on the main stage. Will what we see actually happen? In times of disinformation, post-truth, and social bubbles, is anything still credible?

“Attack on the National Stary Theatre” combines the intimacy of testimony, visual grandeur, and new technologies. It is a journey through time, an intense pursuit of an alternative story about Poland and the world, a search for a better vision of the future.

The theme of Jakub Skrzywanek’s latest play is mourning, the emotions that come with it, and the role of the theatre and the traditional and new media in creating a tragedy’s story. Can we avoid transforming an event into collective trauma, can we break the mould of a tired and tormented Poland, captive to its past? Does art hold the power to release us from our national shortcomings and limitations? Can the premiere of Stanisław Wyspiański’s “Liberation” be salvaged, having been interrupted by the attack?

CAST:

Iwona Budner ・ Aldona Grochal ・ Katarzyna Krzanowska ・ Dorota Segda ・ Karolina Staniec ・ Zbigniew W. Kaleta ・ Radosław Krzyżowski ・ Paweł Kruszelnicki ・ Grzegorz Mielczarek ・ Przemysław Przestrzelski ・ Kamil Pudlik ・ Łukasz Stawarczyk

CREATORS:

Jakub Skrzywanek – Director

Jan Czapliński, Jakub Skrzywanek – Scriptwriter

Dorota Semenowicz – Dramaturgical cooperation

Natalia Mleczak – Costumes, Scenography and Space arrangement

Aleksander Prowaliński – Light and Space arrangement

Karol Nepelski – Music

Natan Berkowicz – Video

Zbigniew S. Kaleta – Stage manager

Agnieszka Kryst – Choreography

Natalia Szczypiór, AST Krakow – Student assistantship

Max Nowotarski, AST Krakow, JAMU Brno –  Student assistantship

Premiere: March 21, 2025