Play based on the novel by Michał Witkowski

Lubiewo is a play based on Michał Witkowski's novel, published in 2005. It is directed by Jędrzej Piaskowski, with adaptation and dramaturgy by Hubert Sulima. It will be the first stage production of Michał Witkowski's work in Wrocław.

The novel depicts the gay milieu of the late PRL era. The author, who comes from Wrocław, called it “an adventure-and-manners book from the life of queens.” The book was nominated for the Nike Literary Award, and Witkowski received the Gdynia Literary Award for it in the “Prose” category. It also made the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Compared to the Decameron, the work has been published in over 30 countries, including France, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Cast:

• Mariusz Bąkowski
• Krzysztof Boczkowski
• Rafał Cieluch
• Anna Kieca
• Ewelina Paszke-Lowitzsch
• Miłosz Pietruski
• Dominika Probachta
• Tadeusz Ratuszniak
• Jolanta Solarz-Szwed
• Magdalena Taranta
• Krzysztof Zych

Creative team:

• direction: Jędrzej Piaskowski
• adaptation, dramaturgy: Hubert Sulima
• concept: Jędrzej Piaskowski, Hubert Sulima
• set design: Anna Maria Karczmarska, Mikołaj Małek
• set design assistant: Kacper Łyszczarz
• costumes: Rafał Domagała
• music: Jacek Sotomski
• lighting: Klaudia Kasperska
• stage manager: Katarzyna Krajewit
• assistant director: Anna Kieca

Practical information: the play is recommended for ages 18+.