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Stand-up dla znerwicowanej klasy średniej
Stand-up comedy for the neurotic middle class

Author(s): Beata Guczalska
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego
Keywords: Review; The undivine comedy. I will tell God everything; Pawel Demirski; Monika Strzepka; Stary Teatr in Cracow; anti-semitism; class struggle; family relationships;

Summary/Abstract: A review of the undivine comedy. I Will Tell God Everything, a performance based on Paweł Demirski's text, directed by Monika Strzępka at Stary Teatr in Cracow (prem.: 20 Dec 2014). The author points out three main themes of the performance, inspired by the life and work of Zygmunt Krasiński: anti-semitism, class struggle and family relationships. According to the reviewer, even though the language of Demirski's text is brilliant and ironic, it deals with well-known social phenomena that have been already described numerous times. Guczalska also reflects on finding „politically incorrect” ideas in classic masterpieces, in this case anti-semitism in Krasiński's play.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 125
  • Page Range: 106-110
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish