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Gosia Jakubowska Raczkowska

Author: Madame Bovary

Direction: Gosia Jakubowska Raczkowska

Premiere: 04.12.2021

The Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow - The Machine House [Miniature] Stage

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June
Fri 27 19:00
June
Sat 28 15:00
June
Sat 28 17:00
September
Thu 11 19:00
September
Fri 12 19:00
September
Sat 13 19:00
September
Sun 14 17:00

Who is Madame Bovary today? Does she even exist?

She does.

She's a wife, a mother, a woman, a person of high creative potential, a person fulfilling the needs of other people and of society, often believing that they are her own needs.

: Gosia Jakubowska Raczkowska

Premiere: 09.05.2025

The Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow - The Machine House [Miniature] Stage

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June
Fri 06 19:00
July
Thu 03 19:00
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July
Fri 04 19:00
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July
Sat 05 19:00
July
Sun 06 18:00
September
Fri 19 19:00
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Sat 20 19:00
September
Sun 21 17:00

Four friends and someone who is only here for a while. Fun, old age and big dreams.

The characters in the play are close to each other. They spend time together, discuss life, support each other, know about each other's weaknesses, witness each other's new infatuations as well as illnesses and ageing. They free themselves from the expectations imposed on them and start anew on their own terms.

The play is based on the stories of several older people interviewed by the script's creators. The themes that emerged from these conversations included the idea of freedom regained in adulthood – the absence of commitments towards their family and career, the feeling that ‘you no longer have to prove anything to anyone’ – as well as freedom defined as independence, which has to be fought for in order not to lose it. This ambiguous situation that comes with old age leads to new loves, decisions to relocate, the desire to pursue your dreams, to reclaim your physical well-being, or the need to make a film about the political situation in the world.

The performance shows that sometimes it's not too late to implement even the craziest plans, though it may prove difficult.