Triumph of the Will
Juliusz Chrząstowski, Marcin Czarnik, Szymon Czacki, Monika Frajczyk, Magda Grąziowska, Radosław Krzyżowski, Michał Majnicz, Paulina Puślednik, Aleksandra Nowosadko, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Dorota Pomykała, Ewa Kaim, Anna Radwan, Dorota Segda, Małgorzata Zawadzka, Krzysztof Zawadzki, Krystian Durman, Adam Nawojczyk
On an island in the middle of the ocean, passengers who have survived an airplane disaster try to combat this glum situation and to while away the time by telling each other stories of people without whom the world would come to a halt. Though this does not come easily, particularly given the grumblers within the group, they soon begin taking on the roles of heroes who did things for the first time: Kathrine Switzer – the first woman who ran a marathon; soccer players from a team who scored their first goal after some years; a miner who dared to hitchhike to India; and gays and lesbians supporting the miners’ strike in Great Britain. The plot, closely overseen by Shakespeare , is full of surprising twists and turns, and imperceptibly transforms into a fascinating duel between dreams and realities, faith and doubt, and one whose outcome is far from certain. The Triumph of the Will is a play with a positive message, bursting with positive energy and faith in mankind, which can be marvelous – and sometimes is. It can “move mountains,” if only it chooses to.
dramaturgy: Paweł Demirski set design: Martyna Solecka costumes: Arek Ślesiński music: Stefan Wesołowski stage movement: Jarosław Staniek stage manager, prompter, assistant director: Hanna Nowak
Performances tagged English-friendly feature English surtitles.