Ashes

AST National Academy of Theatre Arts, Kraków (Poland)

 

• Theatre

About

Direct from Poland. Witek, a young comedian, confronts the death of his mother by giving a speech at her funeral. This BoJack Horseman - Free Churro episode inspired award-winning show consists of stand up comedy, poetry and drama.

Reviews, awards, more information

Sławomir Szczerek, "Nowa SIła Krytyczna":

In "Ashes" everything worked - from themes and acting to scenography. This performance showed how monodrama can be dusted off and given a new theatrical form. Lipiecki plays with a theme of a parent death being affectionate, hilarious and sincere.

Adam Nalepa, "Teatr Boto"

A moving, masterfully acted and directed performance that juggles with our emotions, balances on the border of correctness, performs twine between extreme contrasts: a stand-up and a funeral. And it shows how one can come to terms with one's own trauma.