XVII MFG Wedding

Competition performance of the XVII International Gombrowicz Festival. Theatre “Wierszalin” in Supraśl

Full of grotesque and philosophical reflections, a drama about the freedom of the individual, the nature of power and the meaning of tradition.

The drama, which is based on the apparent artificiality of exposing ourselves in everyday life, is frightening, but not overwhelming. Rafał Gąsowski is able to hold the viewer's attention for two hours alternately frightening him when he walks around the stage with a knife and making us begin to feel sorry for him, seeing how much he does not understand, how much he throws himself. How much lies in this Gombrowicz artificiality, repeating: “Forgive me for saying so artificially, but I am in a tremendously artificial position.”

Urszula Śleszyńska in “Morning Courier”

Gombrowicz's excellent text does not fade under the weight of theatricality, and delicate, mocking nuances, density of meanings, multiplicity of nuances and poeticism are re-constituted in it. The author, together with the director, sets before the actors a very difficult task, which they fulfill almost perfectly, with sense and insight. The Verszalin Theater remains reliable...

Anna Tchaikovsky in “Theater for All”

Piotr Tomaszuk's proposal is, in my opinion, one of the most important premieres in Podlasie this season. I invariably regard the Supraski theatre as a space where great emphasis is placed on decoding the intentions of the creators (Mickiewicz, Wyspiański, and now Gombrowicz) at the time of the creation of their works. The creators set themselves the extremely difficult task of getting to the point, to the essence of the work, and praise them for it.

Karol Zimnoch in “Teatrologii.info”