The Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow

Tadeusz Zięba

One day, long time ago, I found myself among those infected with the theatre bug. The condition seems incurable, and some kind of loyalty gene has made me stay on the same stage for forty years. And it still seems to me that theatre can change people. And then there’s the music. Those songs that stay with me, songs with great lyrics, those meetings with the audience – intimate and cosy. A lot of practise, plenty of stage fright, and so much joy. And in the world – wandering. Lakes, rivers, seashore and mountains. Anything you can lay your eyes on.

Biography

Born in 1953, graduate of the PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow.

Since 1977, an actor at the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, where he was cast in: Pedro Calderon de la Barca’s Life Is a Dream directed by Krystyna Skuszanka (1976), William Shakespeare’s Hamlet directed by Jerzy Krasowski (1978), Witold Gombrowicz Trans-Atlantyk directed by Mikołaj Grabowski (1982), Boccaccio’s The Decameron directed by Mieczysław Górkiewicz (1989), Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls directed by Walery Fokin (1993), Juliusz Słowacki’s The Constant Prince directed by Andrzej Pawłowski (1998), Arthur Miller’s The Crucible directed by Barbara Sass (1999), Stanisław Wyspiański’s The Wedding directed by Bodolay (2007), Władysław Reymont’s The Promised Land directed by Wojciech Kościelniak (2011).

He has been a guest actor at the STU Theatre, the Ludowy Theatre, the El-Jot Stage in Krakow, the Rozrywki Theatre in Chorzów, the Muzyczny Theatre in Gliwice, the W. Horzyca Theatre in Toruń.

As a soloist, he has taken part in concerts of Zygmunt Konieczny's music, and in vocal recordings for theatre and film.

He has also worked for the Television Theatre, Radio Krakow, and Television Krakow, and played in popular Polish TV series.