The Chronicles of Narnia

Based on the text by C. S. Lewis.

“The Chronicles of Narnia” is an intergenerational, family-friendly production for children, youth, adults, and seniors. The first volume of C. S. Lewis’s book series has been repeatedly adapted for radio and television, and has also seen stage adaptations. Its immense popularity largely stems from the possibility of interpreting the book on several levels and planes – from the level of unbridled imagination, through countless cultural references, to a deeply philosophical plane. Thanks to this, children can perceive it as a fairy tale about the power of closeness that overcomes evil. Youth have the chance to find themselves in the reality and story of the four siblings, observing their process of transformation and maturation. Adults and seniors, in turn, have the opportunity to discover hidden meanings, mythological, literary, and even political allusions.


The creators of the performance utilize the multitude of interpretive keys in C. S. Lewis’s book, and Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, Tumnus, and Aslan become guides for the audience through the mechanisms governing the world – not just the one magically hidden behind the wardrobe.

Premiere: November 27, 2021

Creators

Adaptation: Radosław Paczocha
Direction: Gabriel Gietzky
Assistant Director: Patrycja Węglarz
Set Design: Julia Skrzynecka
Costumes, Puppets: Klementyna Margolis
Animations, Graphics: Jakub Romanowicz
Music: Marcin Nenko
Stage movement: Szymon Michlewicz-Sowa
Lighting Design: Karolina Gębska
PJM Consultation: Agnieszka Raj-Kubat, Marta Magalska

Cast

Łukasz Batko
Krzysztof Ciesielski
Małgorzata Krawczenko
Żaneta Małkowska/Ewa Wróblewska
Piotr Osak
Piotr Pasek
Anna Sztuder-Mieszek
Natalia Wieciech/Dominika Hudziec-Narkiewicz

Gallery

Five actors in everyday clothes with swords, a shield, and soft props in dynamic fighting poses on a white stage lit with blue and pink light.
An actress in a green shirt and overalls kneels beside an actor in a light bathrobe and a tall white nightcap on a stage covered with white pillows.
Four actors lie on their stomachs on white pillows, gazing with delight into an arched tent where large, soft white puppets float; the interior is lit with warm light.
An actress in a voluminous white costume with ruffles and a tall woolen crown smiles, holding folds of white fabric; a young actor in a dark green tracksuit stands beside her.
Five actors on stage — one with a sword and shield, others with a bow and white props — stand before a large, luminous illustration of a lion's head on a black background.
photos: HaWa

Trailer

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Poster

Theater poster for the play “The Chronicles of Narnia,” depicting a black-and-white, linear illustration of a lion's head with a lush mane filling the upper part of the poster.
poster: Jakub Romanowicz