Photo: Edgar de Poray
DEMONS
A critically acclaimed play telling the story of a group of Spanish revolutionaries fighting against General Franco’s regime. Their main weapon was to stage the „Los Endemoniados” in a small town in the south of Spain. Opole actors and actresses reconstruct this story, creating highly believable characters in a spectacular, ensemble-based performance.
It is 1973 and General Franco’s regime is coming to an end, but the tormented Spaniards see no chance of improving their lot. In their country, the truth is uncomfortable. Questions are suppressed about the fate of loved ones who died during the civil war and under the regime, or were captured and transported to secret prison facilities. The nation chokes, silently, and a lump grows in the throats of hot-blooded Spaniards.
In these circumstances, a group of young revolutionaries begin to create their own adaptation of „Los Endemoniados” – furious, frenzied, full of fire, arising from the need to say something when nothing can be uttered. As they work, the participants become radicalised and dream of becoming more and more active in their fight against the system. Little do they know that they will become victims of their own ambitions. During the premiere of the play, the theatre burns down and the creators and the audience trapped in the building are killed in the fire.
“Wierzchowski and his team tell the story of the dream that is art, and the community that is born between people undertaking this dream together.”
Przemysław Skrzydelski, e-teatr.pl
Premiere
13th may 2022
Scene
The Large Stage
Duration
180 mins + interval
Suggested age
+15
Please note: there is smoke, vulgarity, alcohol theme and scenes with weapons on stage.
Upcoming dates
11.10 / friday
7.00pM
12.10 / saturday
7.00pM
12.01 / friday
6.00pM
09.09. / poniedziałek
19.00
“This theatre is more than a stage show – it is a reconstruction of a tragedy, the repetition of which opens the door to an alternative course of events. It is theatre that leaves hope.”
Piotr Dobrowolski, Miesięcznik Teatr
“The young actors (Magda Maścianica, Maria Kuśmierska, Jakub Klimaszewski, Kacper Sasin, Konrad Wosik) are rebellious, open to any change, and as a result bring a lightness and uncompromisingness to the story.”
Monika Morusiewicz, Dziennik Teatralny Opole
“They are all delightful. We would have to rewrite the whole placard with names. You know that this being on stage comes at a price; it’s a matter of getting into your intimacy.”
Jakub Moroz, e-teatr.pl
„(…) potrafi rozśmieszyć, a nieraz też skłonić do refleksji. Działa jak dobrze skrojone kino gatunkowe, z rozwiązaniami z którymi teatr, moim zdaniem, mógłby częściej eksperymentować”.
Henryk Mazurkiewicz, teatralny.pl
„(…) potrafi rozśmieszyć, a nieraz też skłonić do refleksji. Działa jak dobrze skrojone kino gatunkowe, z rozwiązaniami z którymi teatr, moim zdaniem, mógłby częściej eksperymentować”.
Henryk Mazurkiewicz, teatralny.pl
Awards
„The Best 2021/2022” ranking of „Theatre” monthly magazine
- Distinction for Marcin Wierzchowski in the category Best Direction
- Distinction for Best Performance
- Distinction for All Actors in the category Best Female Performance
- Distinction for All Actors in the category Best Male Role
- Distinction for Radomir Rospondek in the category Best Episodic Role
creators
Direction, Script and Dramaturgy
Marcin Wierzchowski
Script and Dramaturgy
Daniel Sołtysiński
Dramaturgy Cooperation
Piotr Pacześniak (AST)
Music
Marta Zalewska
Set Design
Anna Maria Karczmarska
Lighting Design
Szymon Kluz
Costume Design
Paula Grocholska
Movement Dramaturgy
Aneta Jankowska
Muzyka
Marta Zalewska
Muzyka
Marta Zalewska
Stage Coordinator
Katarzyna Siczewska
Reżyseria
Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
Reżyseria
Jędrzej Wielecki
Reżyseria
Jędrzej Wielecki
Reżyseria
Jędrzej Wielecki
Reżyseria
Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
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Jędrzej Wielecki
Reżyseria
Jędrzej Wielecki
Cast
Cecylia Caban
Amelia Goya de Lopez / Arina Prochorowna Wirgińska
Maria Kuśmierska (guest) / Karolina Kuklińska
Inez Ojeda / Daria Pawłowna
Magdalena Maścianica
Nina Pia Fuentes / Lizawieta Nikołajewna
Joanna Osyda
Veronica Rodriguez Hernando / Maria Szatow
Judyta Paradzińska
Maria Graciela Gonzalez / Warwara Pietrowna Stawrogin
Monika Stanek
Esperanza Sanchez / Maria Timofiejewna Lebiadkin
Bartosz Dziedzic
Jorge Luis Barroso / Stiepan Trofimowicz Wierchowieński
Jakub Klimaszewski
Carlos Araña / Piotr Stiepanowicz Wierchowieński
Artur Paczesny (guest)
Manuel Gonzales / Aleksiej Niłycz KiryłłowKacper Sasin
Radomir Rospondek
Roque Romero Revuelta / Ignat Timofiejewicz Lebiadkin
Kacper Sasin
Marcos Rodrigo Vaello / Iwan Pawłowicz Szatow
Konrad Wosik
Juan Pablo Guerrero Galen / Stawrogin Mikołaj Wsiewołodowicz
Competitions
The performance was selected for the 29th National Competition for the Performing of Polish Contemporary Art.
- The Polish National Competition for the Performing of Polish Contemporary Art aims at rewarding the most interesting repertoire search in Polish theatre, supporting native dramaturgy in its stage productions and popularising Polish contemporary drama. The Competition is organised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw.
- In the first stage of the Competition, the performances are evaluated by the Artistic Committee consisting of: Jacek Sieradzki (chairman), Dominik Gac, Andrzej Lis, Julia Lizurek, Wiesław Kowalski, Magdalena Rewerenda, Agata Tomasiewicz