Polish Premiere: 2 June 2012
Author: Neil LaBute
Title: W mrocznym mrocznym domu
Original Title: In a Dark Dark House
Translator: Grażyna Kania
Director: Grażyna Kania

Auditorium: Studio Theatre
Running time: 2 hours, no interval

In a Dark Dark House

Two brothers and a woman. The world crumbles – crunching like gravel under the feet. A psychological thriller with roles played by Marcin Przybylski, Grzegorz Małecki and Milena Suszyńska.

Grażyna Kania stages the play by Neil LaBute, a recently-renowned American author. The drama of shock and horror. The journey into childhood secrets slowly reveals old grudges and unhealed wounds. It is hard to tell who is a victim and who is a perpetrator. Who is Cain and who is Abel.

Performance for adult audiences only.


director: Grażyna Kania 
set design: Stephan Testi 
music: Dominik Strycharski 
lighting design: Mirosław Poznański

Awards and Nominations:

2012 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best young actor" category for Milena Suszyńska for the role of Jennifer
2012 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best male leading role" category for Grzegorz Małecki for the role of Terry
2013 – award of the editorial team of the "Dziennik Teatralny" website for the best male role to Grzegorz Małecki for the role of Terry (at the 15th National Directing Art Festival "Interpretations" in Katowice)

Cast: 

Terry Grzegorz Małecki
Drew Marcin Przybylski
Jennifer Milena Suszyńska

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Tomasz Walesiak
  • set designer's assistants: Elwira Szyszka, Anita Trzaskowska
  • lighting technicians: Bartłomiej Kaczalski, Łukasz Obuch-Woszczatyński
  • sound technicians: Piotr Gos, Marek Wojtulanis
  • stage manager: Adam Borkowski
  • prompter: Jolanta Szydłowska

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