Opening Night: 10 December 2022
Author: Molière
Title: The Misanthrope
Original Title: Le Misanthrope
Translator: Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Director: Jan Englert

Auditorium: Studio Theatre
Running time: 1 hour 45 min, no interval

Ticket prices:

full-price ticket:
85 PLN

concession ticket:
65 PLN

rush ticket:
30 PLN  more info →

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

The Misanthrope

Jan Englert stages the classic play by Molière.

At its premiere in 1666, the play was regarded as a satire on Paris salons with their snobbery and hypocrisy. Above all, however, Molière poses a universal question about what lies behind the title character's attitude. What is Alcest's misanthropy: an uncompromising commitment to the truth or a doomed uprising against social conventions? And, can love cure misanthropy?


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.

director: Jan Englert 
set and costume design: Martyna Kander
music: Paweł Paprocki
lighting design: Karolina Gębska

Cast

Production team

  • director's assistant: Beata Ścibakówna
  • lighting technicians: Kacper Bobylak, Bartłomiej Frysztak
  • sound technicians: Piotr Gos, Marek Wojtulanis
  • stage manager: Adam Borkowski
  • prompter: Anna Leszczyńska
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Licence for this stage production was granted by the Society of Authors – ZAiKS.


◊ The elements of the ladies's costumes in Molière's The Misanthrope are shoes and a handbag from Moliera 2 boutique →.


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