Siblings

Voss, a patient in a mental hospital, arrives at the family home inhabited by his sisters, who are allowed to play acting by the fact that they own a stake in the theater. His visit exposes the family hell, the desperate inability to make contact. The protagonists, like prisoners in a cell, circle around the room hung with portraits, the impression of being in a cage is enhanced by the poles fastened with a steel rope closing the front of the stage. The themes characteristic of Bernhardt's prose and drama—madness, the ruthless, morbid pursuit of a given goal and efforts to cope with the world, creative impossibility and, ultimately, spiritual disability, return.

Bernhard and Lupa leave no illusions none of the characters have a chance of happiness. Siblings is a poignant, paralyzing dramatic construction. The mood of hopelessness more and more painfully gets out of the frame of the stage, crosses the red line, touches and affects us all. Actors — Agnieszka Mandat, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Piotr Skiba — presented the highest championship.

Renata Sas, “Illustrated Express-Lodz”

The space of everyday life is a contrast to the tragedy of unrealized dreams. Behind the apparent marasmus there is tension and violence. Great credit to the cast. Piotr Skiba (a philosopher who dreams of creating a logical treatise, in his fate you can see elements of Wittgenstein's biography), Agnieszka Mandat (Dene — his maternal older sister) and Małgorzata Hajewska (a distant Ritter) are striking in their game. As if playing roles, they became the heroes of a real tragedy. An unusual spectacle in which a properly spoken word becomes the carrier of emotions.

Katarzyna Rakowska, “Gazeta Wyborcza”

Prizes and trips:

2003 — Krystian Lupa Days 2003- Paris, guest performances Théâtre de l'Europe ODEON 2006 — Madrid, Autumn Festival 2006 — Girona, Festival de Tardor Temporada — alta 200 2010 — Girona, Teatre de Salt 2011 — Thessaloniki 2013 — 42 Festival Internationale del Teatro Biennale Teatro Venezia 2014 — PKO Bank Polski — Poland at IMCE Unusual Theatre Festival, Warsaw 2014 — 21st Sibiu International Theatre Festival SIBIU, Romania 2015 — Besancon, France 2016 — Festival d” Automne Paris, Theatre Les Abbesses — Theatre de la Ville, Paris 2021 — Poland at IMCE. Unusual Theatre Festival, Warsaw 2021 — XIV International Theatre Festival Divine Comedy, Krakow (out of competition) 2022 — Theatre Festival Barcelona 2023 — XXIX International Festival of Pleasant and Unpleasant Arts Łódź (master show)

Accessibility for people with disabilities:

Unfortunately, the Chamber Stage building is not accessible to wheelchair users. A staircase leads to the inside of the theater.

There are no seats in the auditorium adapted to the needs of wheelchair users.

There is no toilet in the building for wheelchair users. Stairs lead to the toilets. One of the toilets has amenities such as handrails. They will be a support for seniors with limited mobility and people who move with the help of a ball or cane.

An induction loop is distributed throughout the audience. Thanks to it, spectators and spectators with hearing aids can perceive sounds from the stage more clearly and comfortably.

More information in the tab: Theatre without barriers

We apologize for the many barriers. We strive for greater accessibility of space.

Please contact: Katarzyna Peplinska-Pietrzak, e-mail: dostepnosc@stary.pl, Tel/SMS: 504 859 246

The license for the use of the dramatic work, the Polish translation and the illustrative music was granted by the Association of Authors ZAiKS.