Opening Night: 25 June 2000
Author: Witold Gombrowicz
Title: Operetta
Original Title:
Operetka
Director: Jerzy Grzegorzewski

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 2 hours

Operetta

director: Jerzy Grzegorzewski
set design: Barbara Hanicka
music: Stanisław Radwan
lighting design: Mirosław Poznański

Awards and Nominations:

2000 – The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award for the best actor to Ignacy Gogolewski for the role of Count Charm
2000 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best theatre director" category for Jerzy Grzegorzewski for direction of Operetta

Cast:

Master Fior Wojciech Malajkat
Prince Himalay Igor Przegrodzki (guest actor)
Princess Himalay Beata Fudalej
Count Charm Ignacy Gogolewski (guest actor)
Baron Firulet Jacek Różański
Albertinette Paulina Kinaszewska (as a guest actor from September 1, 2003) / Kinga Ilgner (from February 16, 2001)
Albertinette's parents Wiesława Niemyska, Czesław Lasota (as a guest actor from October 1, 2002)
Scoundrels Sławomir Federowicz (as a guest actor from September 1, 2004), Łukasz Lewandowski (as a guest actor from October 1, 2005)
Priest Jerzy Łapiński
President Mirosław Konarowski
General Marek Barbasiewicz
Marquise Magdalena Warzecha
Professor Jan Monczka
Count Hufnagel Mariusz Benoit / Emilian Kamiński (from February 8, 2002)
Valet Vladislav Waldemar Kownacki
Valet Stanislav Paweł Tołwiński
Valets Ireneusz Dydliński (guest actor), Mikołaj Klimek (guest actor), Sławomir Śmiałek (guest actor), Maciej Wojdyła (from September 1, 2001) / Robert Majewski (from October 11, 2001; as a guest actor from September 1, 2005)
Lajkoniks Radosław Elis (as a guest actor from September 1, 2001) / Robert Jarociński (from May 24, 2003), Grzegorz Małecki (guest actor)
Offenbach Włodzimierz Press (guest actor) / Jacek Jarosz (guest actor, from October 11, 2001)
Pianist Mirosław Jastrzębski

Production team:

  • director's assistants: Wiesława Niemyska, Piotr Wojewódzki
    set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Trzaskowska
  • lighting technicians: Zbigniew Szulim, Krzysztof Trzaskowski, Korneliusz Wieczorek
  • sound technicians: Robert Jurek, Maciej Rybicki

Gallery:

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  • OTHER DELIGHTS

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  • FAUST

    Faust is a story based on an ancient legend of a scholar who yearns so much for just a moment of happiness that he makes a pact with the devil. 

  • 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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