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Playing in the abyss

Summary/Abstract: Olga Katafiasz reviews The Tempest (prem: 7 Feb 2015), based on William Shakespeare's play and directed by Krzysztof Garbaczewski at Polski Theatre in Wrocław. Thoroughly examining the world created in the performance, the author focuse above all on the interpretation of the female characters and their relationships. According to her, the most interesting roles are those performed by Ewa Skibińska (Prospera) and Małgorzata Gorol (Miranda). Moving to the subject of the metatheatricality and – above all – intertextuality characteristic of Garbaczewski's work, Katafiasz finds no answer to the question concerning the purpose of the incessant and spectacular games played with Shakespeare, the idea of The Tempest and the expectations of the viewer.

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