Husband and wife

Husband and Wife is one of Alexander Fredra's most daring works. Written in 1821, the first Polish romantic comedy tells the story of four characters entangled in a web of love, desire, understatement and mutual manipulation. Young Count Alfred simultaneously seduces Elvira, the wife of his best friend Wenceslas, and Justysia, their servant — and becomes entangled in increasingly awkward situations. Beneath Fredra's signature humor, however, are relentless questions about the meaning of love, desire, and life.

Michał Zadara once again reaches out to Fredra, transferring the action to a modern, wealthy house and preserving the original sound of the text. “Beneath the layer of humor is a very psychological story about the search for meaning, at times approaching a psychological drama like Scenes from the Married Life of Ingmar Bergman,” says the director.

The show has a doubled cast: nine actresses and actors will play five characters in different configurations. Thanks to this, each evening can bring a different arrangement of the relationship between the characters - in total, this creates the opportunity to watch sixteen versions of the play.

Performance for people aged: 15+

639th premiere of the Polish Theatre in Wrocław

ATTENTION! Interactions with the audience may occur during the performance.