Olga Tokarczuk, the 2018 Nobel Prize-winning Polish writer, has released her extraordinary novel ‘The Empusium’ in 2024. Robert Talarczyk adapted it for the stage in no time. The play will be presented again on the Big Stage of our theater with English surtitles on September 19, 20 and 21. The tickets are availavle at the theatre box office and online.

Is it a coincidence that Mieczysław Wojnicz’s arrival at the sanatorium in Görbersdorf coincides with a certain mysterious death? Why everybody willingly talks about every other topic here, but not about missing people? What are the residents of the Guesthouse for Gentlemen afraid of? A young patient hesitantly enters a territory occupied by men convinced of their wisdom. After all, every meeting, where Schwärmerei liqueur is lavishly served, is a perfect opportunity to discuss art or philosophy, and ultimately the superiority of men over women. Meanwhile, the gravestones in the nearby cemetery turn out to be disturbingly similar. Perhaps all tirades are merely an attempt to conceal the fear of a mysterious force responsible for the death floating in the air? The clock is ticking, the forest surrounding the sanatorium is getting more and more ominous, the first November full moon is approaching, the damp air is permeated by the stench of decay, and Wojnicz still doesn’t know why all eyes (not only those of humans) are on him.... And why is that disturbing voice coming out of every possible nook and cranny? Has anyone else heard it? Where should one look to see the hidden face of the local landscape?

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