Winners of the 31st Festival: „Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy”, Agnieszka Przepiórska and Wojciech Grudziński

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

the competition part of the 31st International Festival of Plays Pleasant And Upleasant has just come to an end. We also participated in the Master Presentation of „Hamlet” directed by Jan Englert who proved that honest, engaged and important theatre is always the winner. 

Below you can find the results of the Audience Plebiscite – verdict of the viewers, the only jury of the Festival. 

I congratulate and thank Agnieszka Przepiórska for her role evoking extreme emotions. I congratulate Wojciech Grudziński for his triggering theatre. I congratulate and thank Wybrzeże Theatre for their spectacle „Yvonne, Pricess of Burgundy” – a modern interpretation of Gombrowicz.  

I thank all the creators and theatres we have met at this edition of the Festival so far. I thank Józef Robakowski for accepting our invitation to create a festival poster, the poster which in an unusual and even visionary way has corresponded with the spectacles and subjects. I thank my colleagues from Powszechny Theatre in Łódź as well as Aneta Kyzioł, Jacek Cieślak and Jacek Wakar who moderated meetings with the spectacles’ creators.   

But first of all I thank all of you for your confidence and the courage of taking artistic risk which happened in this edition of the festival. I wanted all of us to meet important literature and diverse theatre, sometimes controversial and touching taboo subject, not always safe and comfortable. We have experienced various theatre aesthetics and art which use various languages. Thank you for taking mutual risk of taking part in spectacles which were presented only within few hours after they had premiered. Many times I have heard that the Festival has a marvellous audience. I have a feeling that together – in the theatre – we can do everything.          

It is great joy to face important and seeking theatre. There are two Master Presentations ahead as well as discussion on „Community?” and Maja Kleczewska. See you at the Theatre!

Ewa Pilawska

The audience of the 31st International Festival of Plays Pleasant And Unpleasant cast their votes (traditionally and on the internet) and chose the winners of the plebiscite:

The Best Spectacle
– „Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy”
by Witold Gombrowicz, directed by Adam Orzechowski,
produced by Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk

The Best Actress
– Agnieszka Przepiórska
for the role of Irena K. in „The Saved”
by Piotr Rowicki, directed by Maja Kleczewska,
produced by Dom Spotkań z Historią In Warsaw 

The Best Actor
- Wojciech Grudziński

for his role in „Threesome/Trzy”
(written and choreographed by himself),
produced by Wojciech Grudziński/910113 Foundation,  co-produced by Nowy Theatre and Belluard Bollwerk.

The following spectacles took part in the competition part of the 31st International Festival of Plays Pleasant And Unpleasant:

• Witold Gombrowicz „Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy”, directed by Adam Orzechowski, produced by Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk,

• Eliza Kącka „Yesterday You Were Angry In Green”, directed by Anna Augustynowicz,  produced by The Gustaw Holoubek Dramatyczny Theatre in Warsaw,

• „Flying Spaghetti Monster”, written and directed by Mateusz Pakuła, produced by Łaźnia Nowa Theatre in Cracow,

• Hubert Sulima „Persona. Bożena’s Body”, directed by Jędrzej Piaskowski, produced by Zagłębie Theatre in Sosnowiec,

• Agnieszka Szpila „Heksy”, directed by Monika Pęcikiewicz, produced by Polski Theatre in Podziemie in Wrocław,

• Piotr Rowicki „The Saved”, directed by Maja Kleczewska, produced by Dom Spotkań z Historią in Warsaw, 

• Wojciech Grudziński, „Threesome/Trzy”, written and performed by Wojciech Grudziński, produced by Wojciech Grudziński/910113 Foundation, co-produced by Nowy Theatre and Belluard Bollwerk.

Spectacles: William Shakespeare’s „Hamlet”  directed by Jan Englert (Narodowy/National Theatre in Warsaw), „Liberation” by Stanisław Wyspiański, directed by Jan Klata (Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk) and „The Promised Land” by Władysław Reymont, directed by Maja Kleczewska (Zagłębie Theatre in Sosnowiec) were Master Presentations and they did not take part in the Audience Plebiscite.

Photos:

1. „Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy” – Joanna Głodek
2. Agnieszka Przepiórska in „The Saved” – Maciej Zakrzewski
3. Wojciech Grudziński in „Threesome/Trzy” – Maciej Zakrzewski