Opening Night: 21 October 2006
Author: Martin McDonagh
Title: The Pillowman
Original Title: The Pillowman
Translator: Edyta Kubikowska
Director: Agnieszka Glińska

Auditorium: Small Theatre
Running time: 2 hours 40 min, one interval

The Pillowman

Spectacle for adult audiences.

director: Agnieszka Glińska
set design: Magdalena Maciejewska
music: Jan Duszyński


Awards and Nominations:

2007 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best supporting male role" category for Robert T. Majewski for the role of Michal

Cast:

Katurian Marcin Hycnar
Topolski Krzysztof Stelmaszyk
Michal Robert T. Majewski (guest actor)
Ariel Piotr Machalica (guest actor)
Mother Joanna Kwiatkowska-Zduń / Kinga Ilgner (from April 16, 2008)
Father Wojciech Solarz / Karol Pocheć (from November 17, 2007)
Maria ***
The Pillowman ***

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Dorota Ignatjew
  • set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Trzaskowska
  • lighting technicians: Adam Kalka, Dariusz Wieczorek
  • sound technician: Piotr Gos
  • stage manager: Dorota Ignatjew

Gallery:

Robert T. Majewski (Michal), Marcin Hycnar (Katurian). Phot. Stefan Okołowicz

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