Opening Night: 25 June 2000
Author: Witold Gombrowicz
Title: Operetta
Original Title: Operetka
Director: Jerzy Grzegorzewski

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 2 hours

Operetta

director: Jerzy Grzegorzewski
set design: Barbara Hanicka
music: Stanisław Radwan
lighting design: Mirosław Poznański

Awards and Nominations:

2000 – The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award for the best actor to Ignacy Gogolewski for the role of Count Charm
2000 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best theatre director" category for Jerzy Grzegorzewski for direction of Operetta

Cast:

Master Fior Wojciech Malajkat
Prince Himalay Igor Przegrodzki (guest actor)
Princess Himalay Beata Fudalej
Count Charm Ignacy Gogolewski (guest actor)
Baron Firulet Jacek Różański
Albertinette Paulina Kinaszewska (as a guest actor from September 1, 2003) / Kinga Ilgner (from February 16, 2001)
Albertinette's parents Wiesława Niemyska, Czesław Lasota (as a guest actor from October 1, 2002)
Scoundrels Sławomir Federowicz (as a guest actor from September 1, 2004), Łukasz Lewandowski (as a guest actor from October 1, 2005)
Priest Jerzy Łapiński
President Mirosław Konarowski
General Marek Barbasiewicz
Marquise Magdalena Warzecha
Professor Jan Monczka
Count Hufnagel Mariusz Benoit / Emilian Kamiński (from February 8, 2002)
Valet Vladislav Waldemar Kownacki
Valet Stanislav Paweł Tołwiński
Valets Ireneusz Dydliński (guest actor), Mikołaj Klimek (guest actor), Sławomir Śmiałek (guest actor), Maciej Wojdyła (from September 1, 2001) / Robert Majewski (from October 11, 2001; as a guest actor from September 1, 2005)
Lajkoniks Radosław Elis (as a guest actor from September 1, 2001) / Robert Jarociński (from May 24, 2003), Grzegorz Małecki (guest actor)
Offenbach Włodzimierz Press (guest actor) / Jacek Jarosz (guest actor, from October 11, 2001)
Pianist Mirosław Jastrzębski

Production team:

  • director's assistants: Wiesława Niemyska, Piotr Wojewódzki
    set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Trzaskowska
  • lighting technicians: Zbigniew Szulim, Krzysztof Trzaskowski, Korneliusz Wieczorek
  • sound technicians: Robert Jurek, Maciej Rybicki

Gallery:

Paulina Kinaszewska (Albertinette), Ignacy Gogolewski (Count Charm), Waldemar Kownacki (Valet Vladislav), Sławomir Federowicz (Scoundrel). Phot. Wojciech Plewiński

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