Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Complicated love intrigues in a lively and precise staging. Piotr Cieplak emphasizes the musicality of one of Shakespeare's most important comedies.

Viola, miraculously rescued from a ship wrecked off the coast of Illyria, puts on men's clothing and begins serving with Duke Orsino. The prince is plagued by feelings for the grieving Olivia. She, in turn, looks kindly on the new courtier of delicate beauty. . Nothing is as it seems, and life itself lurks behind this game of appearances...

direction: Piotr Cieplak
costume, set and light design, projections: Andrzej Witkowski
music: Jan Duszyński
musical director: Tomasz Pawłowski

musical ensemble:
Agnieszka Rogowiecka / Elżbieta Drozdowska flute
Adam Misiak / Anna Wróbel cello
Wojciech Gumiński / Tomasz Januchta double bass
Jarema Jarosiński / Wojciech Bylica percussion instruments
Tomasz Pawłowski piano

Cast

• Oskar Hamerski
  Duke
  
• Jakub Gawlik
  Choir of Buffoons
  
• Paweł Paprocki
  Choir of Buffoons
  
• Hubert Paszkiewicz
  Choir of Buffoons
  
• Michalina Łabacz
  Viola (Cesario)
  
• Monika Dryl
  Captain; Antonio
  
• Henryk Simon
  Sebastian
  
• Bartłomiej Bobrowski
  Sir Toby
  
• Joanna Kwiatkowska-Zduń
  Maria
  
• Mariusz Benoit
  Sir Andrew
  
• Cezary Kosiński
  Fool
  
• Wiktoria Gorodeckaja
  Olivia
  
• Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
  Malvolio
  

Production team:

• postproduction of projections: Mariusz Chałubek
  director's assistant: Wiktoria Monika Gołębiewska
• sound technicians: Mariusz Maszewski, Hubert Majewski, Marek Szymański
• lighting technicians: Zbigniew Szulim, Bartłomiej Kaczalski, Krzysztof Łukasz Stefan
  projections: Mariusz Chałubek, Paweł Woźniak
• stage manager: Krzysztof Kuszczyk
  prompter: Magdalena Markowska
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Licence for this stage production was granted by the Society of Authors – ZAiKS.

Gallery:

Monika Dryl (Captain; Antonio), Michalina Łabacz [Viola (Cesario)]. Phot. Krzysztof Bieliński