BENCH

BURSTING THEATER 52
Alexander Gelman
BENCH
Comedy-drama

Brief description of the play - in the pen of its creators:
Two people meet on one of the park benches - at first glance, completely different. A woman who wants a stable and lasting relationship and a man — a pick-up artist and entertainer. She's looking for security, he's having fun. There seems to be more to divide them than to unite them. They try to overcome the fear of being alone — each in their own way. The show is built around a conversation — stormy, funny, at times moving. In the course of the encounter, the characters go through different stages of acquaintance - from fascination and distrust, through anger and disappointment, to mutual sympathy. It is a story about human desires — the need for acceptance or understanding, but also about naivety, false hopes and giving up dreams.

The intimate spectacle will take us to one of the parks, where in the light of street lanterns we will observe a range of emotions and feelings. Alexander Gelman's outstanding text, based on dialogues, by combining a humorous form with universal themes, keeps the viewer in suspense from the first moments until the last scene. And after that, it leaves a feeling of uncertainty...

Time: 1 h 30 min.

Original Title: Skamiejka

Translation: Jerzy Koenig

Starring: Sylwia Chńska, Marek Wolny

Directed by: Marek Wolny

Set design: Ryszard Wiechowski

Lecturer: Jakub Kosiniak

Women's voices: Agnieszka Kaczorowska - Jew, Paulina Turek, Paulina Kostas

Music: Krzysztof Wolny

Prelude for J.S. Bach's lute, elaboration by E. Kerdela: Anna Chńska - harp

PREMIERE at TEATR PRASKA 52 - October 15, 2021