Opening Night: 8 September 2018
Author: Duncan Macmillan
Title: Tchnienie
Original Title: Lungs
Translator: Anna Gujska
Director: Grzegorz Małecki

Auditorium: Studio Theatre
Running time: 1 hour 30 min, no interval


Ticket prices:

full-price ticket:
50 PLN

concession ticket:
40 PLN

rush ticket:
25 PLN  more info →

students of state theatre and art schools: 
15 PLN more info →

Lungs

Briliant, full of humour and touching love story of a young couple.

Breakups and comebacks, passion and sex, the first important decisions and the search for meaning in a complex, modern world.
And the questions in the background: where is our planet heading to and can love save her?

director: Grzegorz Małecki

Spectacle for adult audiences

Please mind that due to the layout of the stage, late spectators will not be allowed in the audience. Please arrive at the show several minutes in advance.


Awards

2022 – Third Acting Award of 62. Kalisz Theatre Meetings. Art of Acting Festival to Justyna Kowalska for the role in Lungs
2022 – Third Acting Award of 62. Kalisz Theatre Meetings. Art of Acting Festival to Mateusz Rusin for the role in Lungs

Cast

  • lighting technicians:
    Łukasz Obuch-Woszczatyński, Kacper Bobylak, Bartłomiej Frysztak 
  • stage manager:
    Adam Borkowski 




In Poland, the author is represented by ADiT.

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Gallery

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Mateusz Rusin, Justyna Kowalska. Phot. Tomasz Urbanek / East News

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