Wojciech Pałęcki - Teatr Lalka

At Teatr Lalka since 1993. A graduate of the Department of Puppet Theatre Arts at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Academy of Drama in Białystok (1992) and postgraduate management studies for artists and animators of culture at the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw (2006).

He made his debut as a student of the Pantomime School attached to Teatr Żydowski (the Jewish Theatre) in Warsaw (1998). During his studies he founded a private theatre called Teatr Rzeczy Znalezionych (Theatre of Found Objects), based in Opole (1991), where besides producing shows he ran workshops for young adults. In 1992–1993 at Teatr Dramatyczny in Elbląg. In 2008–2010 he played as a guest at Teatr Bajka in Warsaw.

He is active in theatre education, conducting a series of lessons for children and young adults, and producing special theatre shows where he promotes other forms of artistic activity.

His best-known roles include Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol, directed by Marián Pecko, and the title roles in Macbeth, directed by Artur Tyszkiewicz, and Robinson Crusoe, directed by Ondrej Spišák.

Roles in some of Teatr Lalka’s productions:

KRÓL (King)
in Dialog na Święto Narodzenia Chrystusa Pana (Dialogue for the Celebration of the Nativity),
1993, directed by Wojciech Szelachowski

ROBINSON CRUSOE
in Robinson Crusoe,
1994, directed by Ondrej Spišák

BESTIA (Beast)
in Bestia i Piękna (Beast and the Beauty),
1994, directed by Jarosław Kilian

SMOK (Dragon)
in Rudy Dżil i jego pies (Red-haired Giles and His Dog)
1994, directed by Ondrej Spišák

ROLES
in Orfeusz (Orpheus),
1995, directed by Zygmunt Smandzik

CHARLES DICKENS
in Opowieść wigilijna (A Christmas Carol),
1995, directed by Marián Pecko

ŚW. SEMON (St Simon)
in Spowiedź w drewnie (A Confession in Wood),
1995, directed by Jan Wilkowski

MAKBET
in Makbet (Macbeth),
1996, directed by Artur Tyszkiewicz

ROLES
in Wyprawa do wnętrza ziemi (Journey to the Centre of the Earth),
1997, directed by Ondrej Spišák

MISTRZ ALBERTUS, DIABEŁ (Master Albertus, Devil)
in Ośla serenada (The Donkey’s Serenade),
1997, directed by Wiesław Czołpiński

ODYSEUSZ (Odysseus)
in Odyseja (Odyssey),
1999, directed by Ondrej Spišák

MEFISTOFELES (Mephistopheles)
in Faust i inni (Faust and Others),
2000, directed by Maciej Wojtyszko

KSIĄŻĘ (Prince)
in Mała Syrena (The Little Mermaid),
2000, directed by Petr Nosálek

ROLE
in Państwo Fajnackich (The Fajnaccy),
2001, directed by Wojciech Szelachowski

MORDRED
in Merlin Czarodziej (Merlin the Magician),
2002, directed by Wojciech Szelachowski

LEKARZ, DRZEWO, LOKAJ (Doctor, Tree, Servant)
in Król Olch (The Erlking),
2003, directed by Marek Ciunel

KRÓL (King)
in Kopciuszek (Cinderella),
2004, directed by Josef Krofta

KOBOLD
in Sklep z zabawkami (The Toy Shop),
2005, directed by Łukasz Kos

ROLES
in Cuda w budzie, czyli Demo teatru Lalka (The Miracles in the Shed, or the Demo of Teatr Lalka),
2006, directed by Wojciech Szelachowski

KRÓL CHULIGANÓW (King of the Hooligans)
in Ostatni tatuś (The Last Daddy),
2007, directed by Michał Walczak

MONSTRUM, TUBYLEC (Monster, Native)
in Kino Palace (Palace Cinema),
2008, directed by Marek Zákostelecký

TATA (Dad)
in Daszeńka,
2011, directed by Jakub Krofta

MINISTER CYPRIAN BRAKEL
in Tajemnicze dziecko (The Strange Child),
2012, directed by Marián Pecko

TATA DŻEKA, PAN LI (Jack’s Father, Mr Li)
in Bankructwo małego Dżeka (The Bankruptcy of Little Jack),
2014, directed by Łukasz Kos

GOTFRYD, GWALBERT
in Wakacje Mikołajka (Nicholas on Holiday),
2016, directed by Jakub Krofta

KRÓL (King)
in Krzesiwo (The Tinderbox),
2016, directed by Jarosław Kilian

ROLES
in Karnawał zwierząt (The Carnival of the Animals),
2017, directorial guidance by Grzegorz Feluś

DON KICHOT (Don Quixote)
in Don Kichot (Don Quixote),
2017, directed by Adam Walny

LEWIS CARROLL in Alicja w Krainie Czarów (Alice in Wonderland),
2018, directed by Alexei Leliavsky

PTAK ZIELONOPIÓRY (Fine Greenbird) in Ptak Zielonopióry (The Fine Greenbird),
2019, directed by Jarosław Kilian