No Matter How Hard We Tried

One of the biggest hits from TR Warszawa, besieged by the audience, praised by critics and awarded many times at festivals. It is a funny and moving portrait of a divided Polish society, overwhelmed by the burden of a traumatic history, torn between national pride and a sense of shame. With a crazy, full of the inventiveness of language and razor-sharp humor, Masłowska portrays modern Poland, where nouveau, pseudo-artisans and media celebrities meet disappointed youth and people living in the working class on the verge of poverty. Everyone is trying to stay on the surface of a toxic mixture of commercialism, Catholic nationalism and the idealized tragic past.

set design: Magdalena Maciejewska
costume design: Magdalena Musiał
lighting design: Jacqueline Sobiszewski
music direction: Piotr Domiński, Grzegorz Jarzyna
video: Cókierek, Pani K.

Performances tagged English-friendly feature English surtitles.