Opening Night: 17 January 2015 
Author: Hans Christian Andersen 
Title: Snow Queen
Original Title: Snedronningen
Translator: Bogusława Sochańska
Director:
 Piotr Cieplak

Auditorium: Boguslawski Hall
Running time: 1 hour, 50 min, one interval

Snow Queen

Once more, the master team of Cieplak and Witkowski – the creators of the unforgettable, large-scale production of Isaak Bashevis Singer's Stories for Children at the National Theatre — stimulates imagination without limits. Fairylands and the pure poetry of theatre unravel before viewers' eyes.

A parable of a girl who travels across the world to save her beloved playmate. The journey through different levels and planes of a fairy-tale reality becomes a profound experience, love in action, a life practice – a voyage from childhood's lost paradise into adulthood.

Intriguing stagecraft, frequent changes of scenery and costumes draw us into this playful, captivating drama for viewers of many generations.

The production is suitable for young audiences of age 7 and up.

director: Piotr Cieplak
set and costume design, lighting design: Andrzej Witkowski
music: Jan Duszyński
sound design, ambient music: Paweł Czepułkowski 
choreography: Leszek Bzdyl
animations:  Daria Kopiec, cooperation: Jacek Mazur
engineering design: Mirosław Łysik

Cast:

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Beata Fudalej
Anna Gryszkówna
Kinga Ilgner
Dominika Kluźniak
Joanna Kwiatkowska-Zduń
Anna Lobedan / Marta Wągrocka (from April 8, 2017)
Wiesława Niemyska (guest actor)
Paulina Szostak
Anna Ułas
Bartłomiej Bobrowski
Karol Dziuba
Tomasz Sapryk / Jarosław Gajewski (from January 6, 2017)
Robert Jarocińśki
Waldemar Kownacki
[Jerzy Łapiński] / Piotr Cieplak (from September 30, 2017)
Piotr Piksa
Karol Pocheć / Paweł Paprocki (from September 29, 2018)
Przemysław Stippa
Zbigniew Zamachowski (as a guest actor from January 1, 2018)

and Children  ***

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Anika Idczak
  • set designer's assistant: Anita Trzaskowska
  • sound technicians: Mariusz Maszewski
  • lighting technicians: Zbigniew Szulim, Bartłomiej Kaczalski
    video projections: Mariusz Chałubek, Paweł Woźniak
  • stage managers: Krzysztof Kuszczyk / Adam Borkowski
    prompter:
    [Jolanta Szydłowska]

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