To say that Empuzjon in the theatre is a story lined with horror drawing on the inexhaustible forces of nature, where the feminine elements slumber, is actually to say nothing. […] Rather, the authors of the production set out to tell the story of Mieczysław Wojnicz […] in a slightly different dimension, introducing a mood of mystery, horror, uncertainty.

Wojciech Lipowski / „Śląsk”

Silhouettes emerge from the twilight or disappear in it, becoming an element of a painterly vision, like in the expressionist paintings of Kirchner or Kokoschka. The effect is enhanced by Wojtek Doroszuk’s visualisations projected onto transparent surfaces. At times, the figures on their backgrounds become characters in a shadow theatre. The suggestive visual layer is subordinated to every element of the performance.

Małgorzata Jęczmyk-Głodkowska / „Z pierwszego rzędu”

[…] everything comes together as it should. The acting, stage design, costumes, lighting and music create a coherent picture that fits the narrative of the novel adaptation. The story of the patients of the Görbersdorf sanatorium in 1913 […] wrapped up with a criminal plot draws the viewer into its world like a well-written detective story.

Dorota Olearczyk