Scenes from married life

“We are emotionally illiterate. And this sad fact applies not only to you and me, but to practically all people. We learn about our organism and the cultivation of cereals in Pretoria, and the element of pi, or whatever it is called there, but not a word about the soul.

We are utterly, hopelessly incompetent when it comes to ourselves and others.”

Katarzyna Minkowska will examine Bergman's smallness in her performance. Can it work in today's reality?

How do representatives of different generations build love relationships today, at different stages of life and at different moments of relationship with another person? Is it possible to bring the institution of marriage into the current range of relational models? Can, regardless of all factors — age, life experience, social class, education — love just tear our hearts apart? From the prevailing narrative of romantic love, it is difficult to extract small, conventional, uninteresting stories.

And it is these gray stories that fill our daily lives and make our feelings — instead of drifting in a cosmic vacuum — begin to fall under the law of gravity and fall with a bang to the ground.

A deep, psychological vivisection of the relationship, at its various stages, based on the script of Bergman's film, inscribed in today's language of therapy, social media and a conscious approach to emotions. The intertwining of the plots made it possible to create a universal story about love, jealousy, control and submission.

This circulating story feels great on the rotating stage and in the blood-red scenography. The ingenious use of cameras enhances its cinematic dimension, and the acting impresses with its emotional credibility.

Awards and Festivals:

Best performance | in the list of the BEST 2024/2025 according to the TEATR Monthly

Best male role for Juliusz Chrzęstowski for the role of Johan | in the list of BEST 2024/2025 according to TEATR Monthly

Best Dramaturgy for Małgorzata Maciejewska | in the BEST 2024/2025 list according to TEATR Monthly

Best choreography for Krystyna Lama Szydłowska | in the list BEST 2024/2025 according to TEATR Monthly

Best female role for Anna Radwan | in the summary of the 2024/2025 season of THEATER for ALL

Best male role for Juliusz Chrzaszowski | in the summary of the 2024/2025 season of THEATER for ALL

Best Directing for Katarzyna Minkowska | in the summary of the 2024/2025 season of THEATRE for ALL

18th International Theatre Festival Divine Comedy, Cracow — 2025

The best bourgeois drama according to the summary of 2025 by MINT Magazine

The best performance in Krakow in 2025 according to the summary of Gazeta Krakowska

POLICY PASSPORT 2025 for Katarzyna Minkowska

12th Wybrzeże Sztuki Festival, Gdańsk — 2025

The cast of the play “Sceny from married life” was awarded the 15th Stanisław Wyspiański Theatre Award (the Main Prize of the City of Kraków awarded for special achievements or events in the field of theatre in the past calendar year created in Krakow) — 2026

66th Kalisz Theatre Meetings | Festival of Acting Arts, Kalisz — 2026

Grand Prix of the 66th Kalisz Theatre Meetings for Juliusz Chrzęstowski for the role of Johan

Actress Award for Anna Radwan for her role as Marienne

Special Honorary Award for Acting Teamwork for the cast of the play

Maciej Prus Honorary Award for Best Director for her work with an acting ensemble in a play for Katarzyna Minkowska

30th International Theatre Festival KONTAKT, Toruń — 2026