Witkation. Vaudeville on the edge

This is not a Witkacy show.
This is a show about women who speak with their own voices today.

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz escapes from war-torn Warsaw — but he will not escape from them. In front of the women he loved, abandoned, idealized and destroyed. Before those who were muses, lovers, companions, victims and witnesses.

Irene. Jadwiga. Nina. Lilka. Czechia. Maria. They return to reclaim their voice and reckon with the myth of a brilliant artist.

“Witkation. Wodewil on the Edge” is a sensual, musical spectacle about love, power, betrayal and the desire for freedom.
Full of vaudeville brilliance, irony and gloom — like interwar Warsaw, which danced, laughed and sang, not knowing that everything would be over in a moment.

It's a story about relationships where genius is the excuse and women pay the ultimate price. A fascination that hurts. About the power that is born after years of silence.

Musical vaudeville balancing on the border of fun and anxiety. A show for viewers who want more than a “pretty story”. Those who, after leaving the theater, will talk for a long time.

Tickets: 100-150 zł
Premiere: May 23, 2025
Duration: 165 min with a break

Strobe effects and fast flashing lights are used in the performance.

Photos from the show — Marek Zimakiewicz

Poster design — Aleksandra Jasionowska

Script, lyrics
Karolina Felberg-Pawlowska
Roman Pavlovski-Felberg

Directing
Cezzy Studnyak

Music, Arrangements
Grzegorz Rdzak

Choreography
Alisa Makarenko

Scenography
Michal Hrisulidis

Costumes
Barbara Sikorska-Bouffal

Lighting direction
Cezzy Studnyak

Assistant Director
Catherine Bosan

Producer
Anna Makowska

Sculptures
Izabela Zarzycka, Aleksandra Marszałek

Wigs
Magda Chabrowska-Oleksiak

Vocal preparation
Zuza Falkowska

PERCUSSION
Maciej Burzynski/Bartek Pajak

PIANO
Grzegorz Rdzak/Franciszek Dziubek

10.04.2026 Friday

Kamila Boruta-Marshal MARIA ZAROTYŃSKA/FIRST OFFICER/ANNA ODERFELDÓWNA
Agata Łabno JADWIGA JENCZEWSKA/SECOND OFFICER/EWA TYSZKIEWICZOWNA
Dominika Łakomska MARIA “LILKA” PAWLIKOWSKA-JASNORZEWSKA/THIRD OFFICER/ZOFIA FAJANSÓWNA
Alisa Makarenko OLENA/CEYLON PRIESTE/FORDANCER
Irena Melcer CZESLAWA OKNINSKA/ELŻBIETA EICHENWELDOWNA
Anna Mierzwa MOTHER/MARIA WITKIEWICZ
Helena Sujecka JADWIGA “NINA” WITKIEWICZOWA FROM UNRUG/HELEENA CZERWIJOWSKA
Masza Wągrocka IRENA SOLSKA
Aleksander Sajewski IGNACY
Cezi Studniak WITKACY
Robert Tondera FATHER/STANISŁAW WITKIEWICZ/ BRONISŁAW MALINOWICZ/ GRABARZ/ KAROL SZYMANOWSKI/FR. JÓZEF TISCHNER/CONDUCTOR/OFFICIAL FROM THE MINISTRY/WITKACEY'S RELATIVE/CARETAKER/MANAGER OF THE CAFE “ZIEMIAŃSKA”/JAROSŁAW DĄBROWIECKI

11.04.2026 Saturday

Kamila Boruta-Marshal MARIA ZAROTYŃSKA/FIRST OFFICER/ANNA ODERFELDÓWNA
Agata Łabno JADWIGA JENCZEWSKA/SECOND OFFICER/EWA TYSZKIEWICZOWNA
Dominika Łakomska MARIA “LILKA” PAWLIKOWSKA-JASNORZEWSKA/THIRD OFFICER/ZOFIA FAJANSÓWNA
Alisa Makarenko OLENA/CEYLON PRIESTE/FORDANCER
Irena Melcer CZESLAWA OKNINSKA/ELŻBIETA EICHENWELDOWNA
Anna Mierzwa MOTHER/MARIA WITKIEWICZ
Helena Sujecka JADWIGA “NINA” WITKIEWICZOWA FROM UNRUG/HELEENA CZERWIJOWSKA
Masza Wągrocka IRENA SOLSKA
Aleksander Sajewski IGNACY
Cezi Studniak WITKACY
Robert Tondera FATHER/STANISŁAW WITKIEWICZ/ BRONISŁAW MALINOWICZ/ GRABARZ/ KAROL SZYMANOWSKI/FR. JÓZEF TISCHNER/CONDUCTOR/OFFICIAL FROM THE MINISTRY/WITKACEY'S RELATIVE/CARETAKER/MANAGER OF THE CAFE “ZIEMIAŃSKA”/JAROSŁAW DĄBROWIECKI

8.05.2026 Friday

Kamila Boruta-Marshal MARIA ZAROTYŃSKA/FIRST OFFICER/ANNA ODERFELDÓWNA
Agata Łabno JADWIGA JENCZEWSKA/SECOND OFFICER/EWA TYSZKIEWICZOWNA
Dominika Łakomska MARIA “LILKA” PAWLIKOWSKA-JASNORZEWSKA/THIRD OFFICER/ZOFIA FAJANSÓWNA
Alisa Makarenko OLENA/CEYLON PRIESTE/FORDANCER
Irena Melcer CZESLAWA OKNINSKA/ELŻBIETA EICHENWELDOWNA
Anna Mierzwa MOTHER/MARIA WITKIEWICZ
Helena Sujecka JADWIGA “NINA” WITKIEWICZOWA FROM UNRUG/HELEENA CZERWIJOWSKA
Masza Wągrocka IRENA SOLSKA
Marcin Januszkiewicz IGNACY
Cezi Studniak WITKACY
Robert Tondera FATHER/STANISŁAW WITKIEWICZ/ BRONISŁAW MALINOWICZ/ GRABARZ/ KAROL SZYMANOWSKI/FR. JÓZEF TISCHNER/CONDUCTOR/OFFICIAL FROM THE MINISTRY/WITKACEY'S RELATIVE/CARETAKER/MANAGER OF THE CAFE “ZIEMIAŃSKA”/JAROSŁAW DĄBROWIECKI

9.05.2026 Saturday

Kamila Boruta-Marshal MARIA ZAROTYŃSKA/FIRST OFFICER/ANNA ODERFELDÓWNA
Agata Łabn on JADWIGA JENCZEWSKA/SECOND OFFICER/EWA TYSZKIEWICZÓWNA
Dominika Łakomska MARIA “LILKA” PAWLIKOWSKA-JASNORZEWSKA/THIRD OFFICER/ZOFIA FAJANSÓWNA
Alisa Makarenko OLENA/CEYLON PRIESTE/FORDANCER
Irena Melcer CZESLAWA OKNINSKA/ELŻBIETA EICHENWELDOWNA
Anna Mierzwa MOTHER/MARIA WITKIEWICZ
Helena Sujecka JADWIGA “NINA” WITKIEWICZOWA FROM UNRUG/HELEENA CZERWIJOWSKA
Masza Wągrocka IRENA SOLSKA
Marcin Januszkiewicz IGNACY
Cezi Studniak WITKACY
Robert Tondera FATHER/STANISŁAW WITKIEWICZ/ BRONISŁAW MALINOWICZ/ GRABARZ/ KAROL SZYMANOWSKI/FR. JÓZEF TISCHNER/CONDUCTOR/OFFICIAL FROM THE MINISTRY/WITKACEY'S RELATIVE/CARETAKER/MANAGER OF THE CAFE “ZIEMIAŃSKA”/JAROSŁAW DĄBROWIECKI