Premiere on October 6, 2018
Duration: 3.5 hours with one intermission
Surtitles in English
Suitable for audiences aged 16+
The Tin Drum by Guenther Grass tells the story of Gdańsk before and during World War II. The fates of Poles, Germans, and Kashubians intertwine, creating a backdrop for a story about growing up in the shadow of History. A boy, Oskar Matzerath, does not want to grow and beats a tin drum to protest against the world of adults.
In the theater adaptation, the plot moves to a toy store. For the first time in the history of a musical, the main character is a puppet, animated by an actress. And since Oskar is also a born showman (drum!), we have a “vaudeville” – a spectacular show with elements of farce and revue.
A daring, masterfully made, brilliant, and deeply thought-out musical adaptation of a famous novel.
Radio Wrocław
The wealth of staging concepts is bewildering. A great triumph of art.
Teatralny.pl
Producers
Screenplay, Lyrics, Direction: Wojciech Kościelniak
Music: Mariusz Obijalski
Musical Direction: Mariusz Obijalski and Adam Skrzypek
Set and Costume Design: Anna Chadaj
Choreography: Ewelina Adamska-Porczyk
Choreography Collaboration: Krzysztof Tyszko
Lighting Design: Tadeusz Trylski
Video: Jakub Lech
Sound Design: Krzysztof Borowicz
Vocal Preparation: Magdalena Śniadecka, Ewa Głowacka-Fierek
Make-up and Hair Design, MUA: Magdalena Chabrowska-Oleksiak, Agnieszka Jasiniecka, Ewa Soszyńska
Director’s Assistant: Marta Parzychowska
Assistant Set Designer: Anna Adamiak, Jakub Fidler
Stage Managers: Wojciech Kupczyński, Małgorzata Szeptycka, Hubert Michalak
English Translation: Dagmara Chojnacka
Cast
Oskar: Agata Kucińska 9, 10 Dec 2022 / Katarzyna Pietruska 11 Dec 2022
Agnes: Agnieszka Oryńska-Lesicka 9-11 Dec 2022 / Alicja Kalinowska
Matzerath: Artur Caturian / Maciej Maciejewski 9-11 Dec 2022
Jan: Błażej Stencel / Kamil Krupicz 9-11 Dec 2022
Anna: Justyna Szafran
Maria, Sussi: Ewa Szlempo-Kruszyńska / Iga Rudnicka 9-11 Dec 2022
Luzie, Satan: Katarzyna Janiszewska
Miss Spollenhauer: Justyna Woźniak / Joanna Stasiewicz 9-11 Dec 2022
Bebra: Tomasz Leszczyński
Roswitha: Katarzyna Pietruska 9, 10 Dec 2022 / Angelika Wójcik 11 Dec 2022
Stortebecker, Hanschen: Artur Caturian / Michał Zborowski 9-11 Dec 2022
Reverend Wiehnke: Karol Donda
Jesus: Paulina Kowalska
Agnetha: Paulina Jeżewska
Scholastica: Karolina Szeptycka
Heilandt: Michal Sienkiewicz
Sigismund Markus: Mikołaj Woubishet
The Duster, Nuchi: Michał Zborowski / Paweł Wydrzyński 9-11 Dec 2022
Docker, Harry: Michał J. Bajor
Schugger Leo: Krzysztof Suszek
Lankes, Aksel: Michał Szymański
Holy Mary: Monika Kolbusz
Black Cook: Barbara Olech
Musician Meyn: Michał Pietrzak
Joseph Koljaiczek: Jacek Skoczeń
Toys, People od Gdańsk, Students, Nazis, Lancers, Soviet Soldiers, Cats, Gendarmes, Customers, Show Girls, Rally Participants, Thieves, The Dusters, Faithful, Seagulls, Opera Artists, Beachgoers, Acrobats, Nuns, Policemen, Judges and others:
Bożena Bukowska
Maria Bijak
Paula Gogol
Marzena Hovhannisyan
Dominika Józefowiak
Monika Kolbusz
Magdalena Majtyka
Aneta Mazur
Zuzanna Nir
Elżbieta Pruszko
Anna Puzio
Martyna Rak
Agnieszka Woźniak
Marek Bratkowski
Mateusz Brenner
Bartłomiej Gąsior
Mateusz Kieraś
Dariusz Kowalewski
Jan Madej
Piotr Małecki
Mateusz Miela
Michał Pasternak
Michał Pietrzak
Krzysztof Tyszko
Jacek Skoczeń
Orchestra
Adam Skrzypek – conductor
Beata Wołczyk – violin
Marcin Lutrosiński – piano, keyboard instruments
Maciej Mazurek / Magdalena Czwojda – guitars, banjo
Marek Kubiszyn / Jan Chojnacki – trumpet
Marcin Wołowiec / Artur Tomczak – trombone
Igor Pietraszewski – baritone saxophone, shakuhachi flute
Robert Kamalski – tenor saxophone / clarinet
Janusz Brych / Agnieszka Jutkiewicz / Mariusz Kuśnierz – tenor saxophone / bass clarinet
Tomasz Pruchnicki / Adam Bławicki – alto saxophone / clarinet / flute
Grzegorz Piasecki / Wojciech Bergander – double bass
Sebastian Skrzypek / Wojciech Buliński – percussion / percussion instruments
Dariusz Kaliszuk / Michał Polak – percussion instruments
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