The Last Days of Elena and Nicolae Ceaușescu

Teatr Polski im. Hieronima Konieczki (Bydgoszcz, Poland) 

Wednesday, 5.06.2024 | at 9pm

Teatr Polski im. Hieronima Konieczki, Al. Adama Mickiewicza 2, Bydgoszcz

Earphones: English
Attention, loud sound effects are used in the performance (including gunfire).

33 years ago, the world witnessed a momentous event: the overthrow of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu. The final days of their dictatorial power over the Romanians and their execution by firing squad in front of TV cameras not only changed the optics of the revolution itself but also had the nature of a media show, which that execution undoubtedly had turned into. In Julia Holewińska’s text The Final Days of Elena and Nicolae Ceaușescu, the creators explore the twilight of the Romanian dictatorship. The drama vividly portrays the downfall of these once-mighty rulers, tracing their journey from god-like figures to imprisoned individuals who ultimately meet their demise.    

Trailer:

Direction, Set, Costume and Lighting design: Wojciech Faruga
Text and Dramaturgy: Julia Holewińska
Music: Radosław Duda
Vocal preparation: Natalia Kawałek
Choreography: Bartłomiej Gąsior

Cast:
Genius of the Carpathians: Mirosław Guzowski
Mother of the Nation: Małgorzata Witkowska
Pharaoh’s daughter: Michalina Rodak
General: Damian Kwiatkowski
Eye of the Securitate: Marcin Zawodziński
Lady-in-waiting: Małgorzata Trofimiuk
The boy: Karol Franek Nowiński

Running time: 1h 40 (without interval)

Photography: Natalia Kabanow