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textMarek Modzelewski
Scena Kameralna
1h 15 minutes, no intermission
Premiere date 08/02/2019
A premiere of the latest work by Marek Modzelewski, author of such plays as “Coronation”, “All Inclusive” and “The Swedish Table”. This time, the playwright takes on the myth of the modern intelligentsia in order to ask clinging to the only right point of view can lead to. Like in Yasmina Reza’s best plays, an intimate family meeting reveals hidden tensions, and the conversation turns out to be a pretext for building divisions rather than establishing a dialogue.
“Intelligentsia” is a black comedy about the limits of freedom and tolerance, about growing social and political conflicts that spill over into our homes, and about the associated transformation of value systems.
Co-production with the Korez Theatre as part of the 12th Katowice Carnival of Comedy.
The play took part in the 25th National Competition for the Staging of Polish Contemporary Art.
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Cast
- Anna
- Katarzyna Brzoska
- Szczepan
- Mirosław Neinert
- Łukasz
- Paweł Kruszelnicki, Michał Piotrowski
- Bożena
- Violetta Smolińska
Creative and production team
- direction
- Robert Talarczyk
- stage design and costumes
- Małgorzata Bulanda
- music
- Klaudia Rabiega
- assistant director
- Katarzyna Brzoska
- stage manager/prompter
- Barbara Dudek
- lighting direction
- Piotr Roszczenko
- lighting production
- Waldemar Janiszek
- sound production
- Marek Skutnik
- executive producer
- Małgorzata Długowska-Błach
- producer of the Katowice Comedy Carnival
- Bogusław Jasiok
- technical manager
- Maciej Rokita
- poster design
- Jadwiga Lemańska
- photo documentation
- Przemysław Jendroska
It is no exaggeration to compare Marek Modzelewski’s text to Yasmina Reza’s “God of Carnage”. One could also say that this is the “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska” of the early 21st century. “Intelligentsia” is a comedy-drama full of humour, but also bitter reflections, laced with excellent dialogues and plot twists, showing a portrait of a contemporary Polish intelligentsia family.
Katarzyna Brzoska and Mirosław Neinert (…), who play the main roles, form an exceptionally well-matched stage duo who understand each other perfectly. They deliver the text superbly, especially the witty, cutting retorts, emphasising the absurd humour contained in them, which is characteristic of the comedy-drama that is Modzelewski’s play.
Marek Modzelewski’s play allows an intimate look at concepts such as tolerance, homophobia, leftism, rightism, upbringing, politics, atheism, faith, racism, nationalism, xenophobia, freedom, value system, among others.
