Opening Night: 24 April 2010
Author: Pedro Calderón de la Barca / Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz
Based on: La señora y la criada and El acaso y el error by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Title:
The princess turned upside down
Original Title:
Księżniczka na opak wywrócona
Director: Jan Englert

Auditorium: Boguslawski Hall
Running time: 2 hours 35 min, one interval

The princess turned upside down

director: Jan Englert
set design: Barbara Hanicka
music: Maciej Małecki
lighting design: Wojciech Puś
choreography: Emil Wesołowski
fencing choreography: Tomasz Grochoczyński
scenario of fencing choreography: Wiesław Chmieliński

Awards and Nominations:

2013 – The Warsaw Felix award in "the best female leading role" category to Ewa Konstancja Bułhak for the role of Gileta
2013 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best male leading role" category for Grzegorz Małecki for the role of Perote

Cast:

Diana, the princess of Mantua Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Roberto, the son of the prince of Parma Piotr Adamczyk (guest actor)
Flora, the niece of the prince of Parma Kinga Ilgner
Fisberto, the prince of Milan Robert Jarociński
Prince of Parma Marek Barbasiewicz
Lisardo, Roberto's servant Arkadiusz Janiczek
Fabio, the gardener Henryk Talar (guest actor)
Laura, Diana's maid Monika Dryl
Silvia, Flora's maid Anna Ułas / Joanna Kwiatkowska-Zduń
Majordomo Wojciech Solarz / Przemysław Stippa
Gileta Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Perote Grzegorz Małecki

and guest actors: Sławomir DoliniecKamil Kulda, Robert Kuraś, Anna Markowicz, Wojciech MichalakAdam Molak, Aleksandra Prykowska, Milena Suszyńska

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Dorota Ignatjew
  • set designer's assistants: Anita Trzaskowska, Elwira Szyszka
  • lighting technicians: Krzysztof Stefan, Zbigniew Szulim
  • sound technicians: Rafał Barański, Mariusz Maszewski
  • stage manager: Krzysztof Kuszczyk
  • prompter: Jolanta Szydłowsk

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