Baron von Münchhausen for Adults
Maciej Wojtyszko directs his own play about the famous adventurer and mystifier.
Baron von Münchhausen lived in the 18th century and told incredible stories about himself, and thus entered literature as a half-fantasy, half-real character. To this day, it is unclear what he made up about himself and what was attributed to him; he has become a symbol of colorful blandness.
In Maciej Wojtyszko's play it takes on more serious tones. Münchhausen appears as an old man, suffering the dangerous consequences of his actions, but still proclaiming the glory of fantasy. He refuses to take the world completely seriously and is still willing to pull himself by the hair out of any situation.
director: Maciej Wojtyszko
set design: Wojciech Stefaniak
costume design: Martyna Kander
music: Irina Blokhina
lighting design: Karolina Gębska
stunt & special effect: Andrzej Słomiński
Cast
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Jan Englert
Baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen
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Ewa Wiśniewska
Jacobine, wife of Münchhausen
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Patrycja Soliman
Emilia, daughter of Jakobine and Münchhausen
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Justyna Kowalska
Emilia, daughter of Jakobine and Münchhausen
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Hubert Paszkiewicz
Ernest, son of Jakobine and Münchhausen
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Grzegorz Kwiecień
Thomas Miller, official
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Ireneusz Czop
Hendrik Kramer, State Prosecutor for the Electorate of Hanover (guest actor)
And children
Mikołaj Wachowski / Michał Żurawski – Fryderyk Schiller junior
Production team:
- lighting technicians: Łukasz Obuch-Woszczatyński, Tomasz Księżak
sound technicians: Marcin Kotwa, Maciej Rybicki- stage manager: Katarzyna Kłosowska-Kobiałka
prompter: Anna Leszczyńska
Licence for this stage production was granted by the Society of Authors – ZAiKS.
