Opening Night: 26 June 2004
Author: Janusz Głowacki
Title: Cinders
Original Title:
Kopciuch
Director:
Will Pomerantz

Auditorium: Small Theatre
Running time: 2 hours 30 min, one interval

Cinders

director: Will Pomerantz
set design: Paweł Dobrzycki
music: Olena Leonenko
associate director: Jan Skotnicki

Cast:

Inspector Henryk Talar
Principal Mirosław Konarowski
Deputy Principal Krzysztof Wakuliński
Cinderella Agnieszka Grochowska (guest actress) / Patrycja Soliman (understudy; guest actress)
Prince Monika Dryl
Fairy Godmother Zofia Szulakowska (guest actress)
Mouse Kaja Wesołek (guest actress) / Patrycja Soliman (guest actress; from June 29, 2006)
Stepmother Katarzyna Ankudowicz (guest actress) / Magdalena Karel (guest actress, from January 5, 2006)
Father Monika Pikuła (guest actress) / Izabela Kała (understudy; guest actress)
Wicked Stepsister I Anna Nykowska (guest actress) / Izabela Kała (guest actress, from June 3, 2005) / Marta Chodorowska (guest actress; from April 26, 2006)
Wicked Stepsister II Katia Paliwoda (guest actress)
Director Artur Żmijewski
Cameraman Jerzy Łapiński / Maciej Kozłowski (from May 18, 2005) / Paweł Tołwiński (from October 10, 2007)
Clapper Loader / Electrician Robert Jarociński / Przemysław Stippa (from October 15, 2005)
Sound Technician Robert T. Majewski / Modest Ruciński (from October 30, 2004) / Bartłomiej Bobrowski (from May 18, 2005)
Guardian I Magdalena Gnatowska (guest actress)
Guardian II Dorota Ignatjew (guest actress)

Production team:

  • director's assistants: Marta Ogrodzińska, Dorota Ignatjew
  • lighting technicians: Piotr Sadziński, Dariusz Wieczorek
    sound technician: Marcin Bociński
  • stage manager: Dorota Ignatjew

Gallery:

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  • FAUST

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  • FEBLIK

    Małgorzata Maciejewska's surprising drama received the Tadeusz Różewicz Drama Award in 2022, the competition's first year. The show is directed by Lena Frankiewicz. 

  • A DREAM PLAY

    After the well-received Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Sławomir Narloch returned to the National Theatre with another premiere – A Dream Play by Strindberg.

     

  • KING LEAR

    The King of Britain divides his kingdom between his three daughters to free himself from worries and hardships. However, before the decision he poses a question: which of you loves me the most?

  • WAITING FOR GODOT

    "What do we do now? Wait. [...] We're waiting for Godot". Piotr Cieplak directs Waiting for Godot by Beckett. Is this a classic yet? Does it still have its avant-garde power? And, are we still waiting?

  • FREDRO: THE JUBILEE YEAR

    Do you know Fredro? Not necessarily... To celebrate 230 years since Aleksander Fredro's birth, the National Theatre invites you to an evening dedicated to the life and works of Poland’s greatest comedy writer. 

  • TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS

    Małgorzata Bogajewska directs for the second time at the National Theatre. This time she draws on Ödön von Horváth's 1931 drama.

  • Solidarity with Ukraine | Солідарні з Україною

    The ensemble of the National Theatre stands in solidarity with the Ukrainians who are fighting for the independence of their homeland.

  • The National Theatre at Google Cultural Institute

    The virtual exhibition 250 Years of Teatr Narodowy (the National Theatre of Poland) is available online at Google Cultural Institute.

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