Opening Night: 16 October 2005
Author: Witold Gombrowicz
Title: Cosmos
Original Title:
Kosmos
Director: Jerzy Jarocki

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 3 hours, one interval

Cosmos

author of stage adaptation and director: Jerzy Jarocki
set design: Jerzy Juk Kowarski
music: Stanisław Radwan
stage movement consultation: Leszek Bzdyl

Awards and Nominations:

2006 The Tadeusz Żeleński-Boy Award, granted by the Polish section of the AICT (International Association of Theatre Critics) to Zbigniew Zapasiewicz for "outstanding acting achievements, and in particular for his roles in performances Zapasiewicz plays Beckett at the Powszechny Theatre in Warsaw and Cosmos at the National Theatre"
2006 – The Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award in "theatre" category to Zbigniew Zapasiewicz for the role of Leon
2006
Award of the Management of the Baltic House Festival Theatre in St. Petersburg for Cosmos
2006 – The Andrzej Nardelli Award of
Theatre Critics Section of the Association of Polish Stage Artists (ZASP) to Marcin Hycnar for the best acting debut of the 2005/2006 season for the role of Fuks
2006 The Warsaw Felix award in "the best theatre director" category to Jerzy Jarocki for direction of Cosmos
2006 The Warsaw Felix award in "the best male leading role" category to Zbigniew Zapasiewicz for the role of Leon

Cast:

Witold Oskar Hamerski
Fuks Marcin Hycnar (TA)
Leon Zbigniew Zapasiewicz (guest actor)
Kulka Anna Seniuk
Lena Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Ludwik Mariusz Bonaszewski
Katasia Beata Fudalej
Priest Bartłomiej Bobrowski
Lulu Kamilla Baar
Lukie Wojciech Solarz
Tolo Robert Jarociński
Jadeczka Marta Chodorowska (guest actress)

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Anna Turowiec
    assistant director trainee: Pia Partum (TA)
  • set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Trzaskowska
  • sound technicians: Maciej Rybicki, Marek Wojtulanis
  • lighting technicians: Krzysztof Trzaskowski, Zbigniew Magdziarski, Andrzej Szwaczyk
  • stage manager: Adam Borkowski
  • prompter: Jolanta Szydłowska

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