Froth on the Daydream

Original title: L’Écume des jours

Translation: Marek Puszczewicz

There are only two things: love, all sorts of love and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go.
~ Boris Vian

Froth on the Daydream (L’Écume des jours) tells the story of the need for love that lies within each of us. Who hasn’t wished for their first love to be the one and only? Who hasn’t dreamed of a romance leading to a fairy-tale ending: “and they lived happily ever after”?

Yet Boris Vian’s world is not a fairy tale.

Although Froth on the Daydream may at first seem like an idealistic love story, its characters are ultimately confronted with an ending that is impossible to comprehend… becasue how can one explain the premature death of a loved one?

But does the end of a love story mean it was not worth living it?

„Konsternacja” jest inteligentnie napisaną i równie inteligentnie zrealizowaną komedią. Reżyser Jan Hussakowski nie próbuje tego tekstu tłumaczyć widzowi. Czyta go dosłownie, a jednocześnie konsekwentnie. To spektakl oparty na dynamice, tempie i eskalacji absurdu.

Malwina Kiepiel, teatrdlawszystkich.pl

Premiere

7th march 2026

Stage

The Large Stage

suggested age

14+

WROCŁAWSKI TEATR PANTOMIMY
im. henryka tomaszewskiego

Duration

140 mins (no interval)

Please note! The performance includes loud music and sounds, flashing lights, smoke effects, themes of violence and death, and strong language.

Uwaga! W spektaklu pojawiają się wulgaryzmy, sceny nagości, motyw alkoholu oraz dym.

W spektaklu wykorzystywane są fragmenty scenografii z archiwalnych spektakli.

Upcoming dates

9.05 / saturday

7.00 pm

10.05 / sunday

6.00 pm

„Froth on the Daydream” succeeds above all because it is such a finely crafted example of middle-ground theatre. And honestly, there is little more to add. The Opole production is coherent, well executed, and refreshingly free of pretension. Perfect for spending an evening at the theatre and enjoying a few hours of intelligent entertainment. If something from the performance lingers with the audience afterwards, all the better, but if not, that is perfectly fine too, because theatre does not always have to save the world, fight for causes, or solemnly celebrate the virtuosity of stage stars.”