Plays - Teatr Lalka

Anna Maria Jopek appears at Teatr Lalka in the musical drama Who are you? based on Ordo Virtutum by Hildegard of Bingen. 

One of Bolesław Leśmian’s “sesame tales,” The Beautiful Parysada and the Bird Bulbulezar has delighted generations with the beauty of its original language and the poetic aura of its storytelling. The author, inspired by Arabian fairy tales, decided to retell them in his own unique style: “Far, far away, beyond the mountain, beyond the river, beyond the green forest, beyond the blue lake, near a crossroads, next to a brook, there once was a palace…”

The production of The Wizzard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, directed by Jarosław Kilian, is a tale of utopia infused with bitterness, and also of the reality revealed by the actions of the orphaned Dorothy.

A vision of childhood, with brothers and sisters, a dog and a cat, in haystacks and in the garden … spring, summer, autumn, winter. 

To mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the Italian poet, Teatr Lalka invites audiences on a journey through the Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise, where the contemporary lost Everyman faces the challenges and dangers of the world around us. 

We invite viewers to a series of seven of the most beautiful Warsaw legends, presented on an intimate scale in various configurations. These familiar, local tales are written in beautiful Polish. They will delight children from primary school and their teachers with their language and narration, and remind them of wondrous stories—partly factual and partly imaginary.

A glorious future is foretold for the king’s orphaned son Gotfryd. But before that can happen, the young man must learn poverty, experience abuse and exile. 

We invite viewers to a series of seven of the most beautiful Warsaw legends, presented on an intimate scale in various configurations. These familiar, local tales are written in beautiful Polish. They will delight children from primary school and their teachers with their language and narration, and remind them of wondrous stories—partly factual and partly imaginary.

The bear Timothy Rymcimci is one of the most likeable characters in puppet theatre. He was created over half a century ago by the distinguished director and head of our theatre, Jan Wilkowski. 

This theatrical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is a tale of two often incongruous worlds. 

The King wants to know what his subjects think. Disguised as a wanderer, he hears the tales of three sisters. He is so captivated by the ladies’ earnestness that he decides to grant their wishes…. 

The main character of the show is the wandering storyteller, one of many in old England, called Bard Shortbread. Bard Shortbread travels the world with his little theatre, where he presents fairy tales.

How can child be more mature and perceptive than most adults? How can adults remain helpless when they face problems? This is the story of a boy who has no time to play.

Maciej Pol, Poland’s most famous magician, and Teatr Lalka invite viewers to a unique show full of magic effects based on the latest achievements of the contemporary art of illusion and technology. 

An adaptation of the cult novel, successful well beyond France, about the adventures of Nicholas. Goscinny presents the ups and downs of childhood with good humour and wisdom.

From a renowned Slovak director, Odyssey is an adaptation of the Homeric epic. The audience witnesses the creation of the world of gods and humans.

The classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault, adapted here by Hanna Januszewska with music by Jerzy Wasowski, belongs to the canon of children’s literature.

Musical show created by Jarosław Kilian and Grzegorz Turnau based on one of Andersen’s most beautiful tales. The stage adaptation by Hanna Januszewska is a classic of dramatic literature for children.

The Wonderful Journeyis based on the novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Nobel Prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, one of the leading authors of literature for children. 

The action in this stage version of Kornel Makuszyński’s fairy tale stretches from the tailor’s shop to heaven.