Poland Theater Reviews

Review: NOISES OFF at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - May 25, 2023

What did our critic think of NOISES OFF at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw?...

Review: DO PENGUINS HAVE KNEES? at Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatyczny Theater in Walbrzych
by Natalia Jarczynska - May 25, 2023

What did our critic think of DO PENGUINS HAVE KNEES? at Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatyczny Theater In Walbrzych?...

Review: FAR AWAY at The Grotowski Institute
by Natalia Jarczynska - May 08, 2023

Follow the captivating story of Ulysses in ‘FAR AWAY’ at The Grotowski Institute. Witness the colorful life of a man who had the courage to have dreams at all costs and lived crazy adventures. Discover how two actors bring their own yin or yang to a story in this beautifully told play....

Review: THE HEARING TRUMPET at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - April 29, 2023

What did our critic think of THE HEARING TRUMPET at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw?...

Review: PPA - THE 43RD STAGE SONG REVIEW IN WROCLAW at Capitol Musical Theatre, Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - April 01, 2023

What did our critic think of PPA - THE 43RD STAGE SONG REVIEW IN WROCLAW at Capitol Musical Theatre, Wroclaw?...

Review: HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE CITY. MUSIC FOR SURGERY at Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatyczny Theater In Walbrzych
by Natalia Jarczynska - April 01, 2023

What did our critic think of HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE CITY. MUSIC FOR SURGERY at Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatyczny Theater In Walbrzych?...

Review: BALLET: FLIGHT/BOLERO/ELSA CANASTA at Wroclaw Opera
by Natalia Jarczynska - March 29, 2023

What did our critic think of BALLET: FLIGHT/BOLERO/ELSA CANASTA at Wroclaw Opera? Flight, Bolero, and Elsa Canasta are full of emotion, big moves, and a diversity that would move you deeply....

Review: PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Capitol Musical Theatre, Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - March 27, 2023

What did our critic think of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT. THE MUSICAL at Capitol Musical Theatre, Wroclaw?...

Review: DAISY at Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatyczny Theater In Walbrzych
by Natalia Jarczynska - March 22, 2023

What did our critic think of DAISY at Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatyczny Theater In Walbrzych? There are musicals that arise with glee and joy and others that do not. There are musicals that make you think and others that you will quickly forget. Daisy the Musical is not easy. It's sad but beautiful. It s...

Review: THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING at Wroclaw Mime Theatre
by Natalia Jarczynska - March 10, 2023

What did our critic think of THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING at Wroclaw Mime Theatre?...

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Teatr Muzyczny Poznan
by Natalia Jarczynska - March 06, 2023

What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Teatr Muzyczny Poznan? Some goods cannot be damaged (or you think so), and one of them is this musical classic. Not only is the Poznan show undamaged, but it is also pure, elegant, magical, and beautiful in the most moving way....

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at Teatr Muzyczny W Gdyni
by Natalia Jarczynska - February 13, 2023

What did our critic think of SOMETHING ROTTEN at Teatr Muzyczny W Gdyni? The show is great on every level, with a huge stage, many actors, impressive shorthand, and music that fills every corner of the great hall. The action is fast, it feels like everything is moving all the time. The stage is gian...

Review: RABBLE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - February 13, 2023

What did our critic think of RABBLE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw? This show is unlike any other. Interactive, audience-friendly yet intimate in a very comfortable way. The play is based on Kacper Poblocki's book and gives an interesting perspective on Polish history. This is the part we forget, igno...

Review: RIGHT YOU ARE! IF YOU THINK SO at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - February 06, 2023

What did our critic think of RIGHT YOU ARE! IF YOU THINK SO at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw?...

Review: MARAT/SADE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - December 12, 2022

What did our critic think of MARAT/SADE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw? The play was written in 1963 by Peter Weiss, a German writer, and even though the fact that it's almost 60 years old, it hasn't lost any of its actuality. We deal here with the interpretation box. Marcin Liber interpreted the play...

Review: THE SHOEMAKERS at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - November 18, 2022

What did our critic think of THE SHOEMAKERS at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw? Witkacy is not easy to swallow. He led a colorful life full of dramas of various intensities. He was a painter, a writer, a soldier, a philosopher, and way more. He loved to shock and burn out from dullness and confusing basic m...

Review: BALLADS AND ROMANCES at Wroclaw Mime Theatre
by Natalia Jarczynska - October 24, 2022

What did our critic think of BALLADS AND ROMANCES at Wroclaw Mime Theatre? Three different approaches to Mickiewicz's legacy. Three is a magic number, so combining three magics in magic would bring all the best to the new piece of Mims Theatre in Wroclaw....

Review: KOMBINAT at Teatr Muzyczny Poznan
by Natalia Jarczynska - October 17, 2022

What did our critic think of KOMBINAT at Teatr Muzyczny Poznan? So good, so precise and so innovative show it's a real pearl, and oh my, how good it is......

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - September 23, 2022

What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Teatr Polski In Wroclaw?...

Review: THE MERMAID. LOVE ANATOMY. at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - September 19, 2022

What did our critic think of THE MERMAID. LOVE ANATOMY. at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw? I love magical realism and after seeing this show I wonder why theater makers use it so rarely (too bad, too bad). Fortunately, there are times like in contemporary theatre, when reality clashes wonderfully with ma...

Review: MANON at Opera Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - July 21, 2022

What did our critic think of MANON at Opera Wroclaw? Manon has it all. Great duets, splendor, fantastic music, great scenography, perfect choir, and harmonious choreographies. This opera comique from the 19th century has a big come back after 40 years of absence on polish scenes, last production in ...

BWW Review: MADAME BUTTERFLY at Opera Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - June 20, 2022

If you want to witness the materialization of the word beauty, see this show. With thrilling voices, amazing Puccini music, and vital presentation this opera will lead you straight to musical heaven....

BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - June 02, 2022

This opera buffa composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the piece produced by the Wrocław Opera as part of the Opera Of The Young program after Don Giovanni and Cossi Fan Tutte. Director André Heller-Lopes put on a very classic show with superb set design by Renato Theobaldo. It is red and g...

BWW Review: CINDERELLA at Opera Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - May 23, 2022

We all know the fairytale where a bullied girl led by her kindness and magic transforms herself into a princess and finds her happily ever after in the prince’s arms. How to make it interesting and funny? Opera in Wroclaw knows how to do it....

BWW Review: LIPS SEALED at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - May 12, 2022

Theater has to be on display and expose vulnerability, that extremely fragile part of your being that we hide day after day from society, the people around us, and even ourselves. In the new show, Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw does it in a modern and interesting way....