Mother Joan of the Angels

An outstanding war-time short story by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. Jerzy Kawalerowicz and Tadeusz Konwicki's important film in the history of Polish cinema.

A young exorcist, Father Suryn, arrives in Ludyń on the outskirts of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is said that the local monastery was taken over by the devil. What do nuns experience? How does evil arise that we do not understand? A performance about the need to experience something that surpasses us.

In the title role of the prioress – Małgorzata Kożuchowska

Please mind that cigarette smoke appears in some scenes during the show.

director, set and lighting design: Wojciech Faruga
costumes design: Konrad Parol
music: Teoniki Rożynek
dramaturgy: Julia Holewińska  
stage movement: Krystian Łysoń 

Cast

• Karol Pocheć
  Father Suryn
  
• Kamil Studnicki
  Juraj (guest actor)
  
• Mateusz Kmiecik
  Kaziuk
  
• Jarosław Gajewski
  Wolodkowicz (guest actor)
  
• Paweł Paprocki
  Wolodkowicz
  
• Aleksandra Justa
  Innkeeper
  
• Edyta Olszówka
  Sister Malgorzata
  
• Małgorzata Kożuchowska
  Mother Joan
  
• Krzysztof Stelmaszyk
  Father Brym (guest actor)
  
• Adam Szczyszczaj
  Exorcist, Chrzaszczewski
  
• Aleksandra Baj
  Nun (guest actor)
  
• Anna Bieżyńska
  Nun (guest actor)
  
• Marta Franciszkiewicz
  Nun (guest actor)
  
• Dominika Kachlik
  Nun (guest actor)
  
• Malwina Laska-Eichmann
  Nun (guest actor)
  
• Małgorzata Majerska
  Nun (guest actor)
  

And children

Jan Przybylski (till June 15, 2023) / Tymoteusz Czajka / Mikołaj Wachowski – Alunio
Milana Glinka (till March 29, 2023) / Lena Grzyb / Janina Kozłowska – Krysia

Production team

• director's assistants: Mateusz Kmiecik, Kamila Straszyńska (AT)
• lighting technicians: Łukasz Obuch-Woszczatyński, Tomasz Księżak
• sound technicians: Marcin Kotwa, Maciej Rybicki
• stage managers: Adam Borkowski
• prompters: Anna Leszczyńska / Magdalena Markowska

Licence for this stage production was granted by the Society of Authors – ZAiKS.

Gallery

Małgorzata Kożuchowska (Mother Joan), Karol Pocheć (Father Suryn) and the Company. Phot. Magda Hueckel

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