Polish Theatre after Klątwa : Paweł Łysak and Paweł Sztarbowski, directors of the Powszechny Theatre in Warsaw, in Conversation with Agata Adamiecka-Sitek and Marta Keil

The conversation was conducted by Agata Adamiecka-Sitek and Marta Keil with the management of the Zygmunt Hubner Powszechny Theatre in Warsaw several weeks after the premiere of  Klątwa  [ The Curse ] directed by Oliver Frljic. Its basic premise was to try to map the situation of the company faced with the extremely tense situation surrounding the production, violent protests from the right-wing media and the ‘siege’ of theatre by right-wing hit squads. It was particularly important for us to take a look at the institutional consequences faced by the management, both in terms of day-to-day running of the company, employee relations, relations with the audience, as well as the overhaul of the institution’s existing program strategy.