Directors' Solos: Grzegorz Jarzyna and Krzysztof Warlikowski

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Notes

This shortened and revised edition with additional notes was first published in full in Teatr, 1–3 (2000) and reprinted in Jacek Kopciński, Którędy do wyjścia? (Which Way to the Exit?) (Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Errata, 2003), pp. 237–248.

The 1980s are called Jaruzelski's decade because he announced martial law in Poland on 13 December 1981 and Parliament elected him the first president of the Third Polish Republic in 1989.

Cieplak has led Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw; Brzoza has led Teatr Studio in Warsaw since 1997; Augustynowicz has been the artistic director of Teatr Współczesny in Szczecin since 1992; Sroka led Teatr im. Kochanowskiego in Opole (1996–1999) and since 2001 has been the director of Teatr Powszechny in Radom. For more information see: www.culture.pl.

See Grzegorz Niziołek's piece in this issue.

Premiered at Teatr Dramatyczny, Warsaw, 27 February 1999.

This is the nick-name of the Polish writer and artist Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, Teatr Rozmaitości, Warsaw, premiered 22 October 1999. Ivona, the Princess of Burgundy by Witold Gombrowicz, directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna, Narodowy Teatr Stary, Cracow, premiered 14 December 1997.

He is referring to the Polish playwright Alexander Fredro (1793–1876) and Canadian writer Brad Fraser.