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 hopelessly, hopelessly incompetent when it comes to ourselves and others.

Ingmar Bergman

Katarzyna Minkowska looks at Bergman's youth. 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 smallness 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.

Gulda.poleca, e-theater

Please note: We do not accept voucher payments for the performance on December 31.

The licence to stage the performance was obtained through an agreement with Josef Weinberger Ltd, based in London, acting on behalf of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation.

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Note: Multiple scenes play out simultaneously on stage and on screen. This form can be perceived by some people as causing overload with stimuli. ・

We would like to thank the Zoo in Krakow for their assistance in the production of film materials.

Scenes from Married Life — Program

Awards and Festivals:

○ Best performance | in the list BEST 2024/2025 according to the TEATR Monthly ○ Best male role for Juliusz Chrzęstowski for the role of Johan | in the list BEST 2024/2025 according to the TEATR Monthly ○ Best dramaturgy for Małgorzata Maciejewska | in the list BEST 2024/2025 according to the TEATR Monthly ○ Best choreography for Krystyna Lama Szydłowska | in the list BEST 2024/2025 according to the 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 Chrzęstowski | in the summary of the 2024/2025 season of THEATRE for ALL ○ Best directing for Katarzyna Minkowska | in the summary of the 2024/2025 season of THEATRE for ALL ・ ○ 18th Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival, Kraków — 2025 ・ ○ Best bourgeois drama according to 2025 summary of MINT Magazine ・ ○ 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 “Scenes from married life” became the Laureate 15th Stanisław Wyspiański Theatre Award (Main Award 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 Kaliskie Teatralne Meetings | Festival of Acting Art, Kalisz — 2026 ○ Grand Prix of the 66th Kaliskie Teatralny 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 performance for Katarzyna Minkowska

・ ○ 30th International Theatre Festival KONTAKT, Toruń — 2026 ・

The license to use the stage adaptation of text, illustration music and musical illustration was granted by the Association of Authors ZAiKS.