ALWAYS WHERE YOU ARE - PRIME MINISTER

ALWAYS WHERE YOU ARE Kristen da Silva

translation: Elżbieta WoźniakDirecting: Michał SzcześniakText editing: Michał Szcześniak and Robert UrbańskiMusic: Andrzej JanigAscenography and costumes: Paweł Walicki

performed by: Ewa Galusińska, Mateusz Krzyk, Aleksandra Listwan, Małgorzata Urbańska

inspector and sufler: Jolanta Najińska

In a small remote village, two sisters live together. Beata is a widow, Zuza has never been married, but she has a daughter, Ela, who works as a doctor. The daily life of the sisters is spent on gossip, memories and visits of a local veterinarian, a nice loser named Patryk. Everything changes when Zuza's daughter, Ela, comes to visit the family home and discovers that her mother and aunt have been keeping a dark secret from her for a long time.

The play by Kristen da Silva, a Canadian playwright and actress, is a bittersweet comedy about family, love, longing and the courage to make crucial decisions. After its premiere in 2019, it was shown in Canada, the USA, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. Legnica's staging is the second in Poland after the Warsaw production of Maria Seweryn, which premiered in June this year.

Michał Szcześniak — film director, screenwriter. Winner of dozens of awards at home and abroad. He is the author of award-winning documentaries, including Łódka (2008), Saszka, Saszka (2012) and Point of departure (2014). Creator of the full-length plot Fisheye (2020). At the Television Theatre, he directed The Hunt for Cockroaches based on a drama by Janusz Głowacki, and as part of the Teatroteka project he directed Kidnapping for Life based on a text by Robert Urbański; the play won six awards at Teatroteka Fest 2018 and a prize at the National Festival of Directing Arts “Interpretations” in Katowice.

Always where you are is Michał Szcześniak's debut on the live stage.