The Abduction of Europe - Teatr Klasyki Polskiej

Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz's “The Kidnapping of Europe” is a farce in a state of supreme tension — the pure essence of the genre, pushed to the limits of possibilities. Here is the eponymous Europe before us, naked, stripped — literally! From his costume. They have been sewing it for her for centuries. The modern world sees nothing but fatalities in it. They serve her for casual dress-ups that lead nowhere, to emptiness, to meaninglessness. To defeat.

It's funny, it's brash, it's relentlessly accurate. This farce on steroids laughable to tears, however, leads to bitter reflections and the mild form mixes with the horror of an accurate diagnosis of modern Europe — a culture stripped of meaning, tradition and values.

“Abduction of Europe” is a text that gives actors space to create expressive, full-blooded creations. Inspired by the indomitable imagination and brilliant language of Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, the artists of the Polish Classics Theatre reach for the highest registers of acting expression. Małgorzata Mikołajczak, Lidia Sadowa, Marta Dylewska, Maciej Wyczański, Leszek Zduń, Robert Latusek and Filip Orliński, led precisely by the director, Jarosław Gajewski, create a spectacle full of energy, passion and intense theatricality that captivates the audience and does not allow them to take their eyes off the stage.

Welcome to “Abduction of Europe”: laughter and tears, farce on the verge of disaster!