Murdas. The Tale

Based on „The Tale of King Gnuff” by Stanisław Lem
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  • adaptation and direction: Paweł Aigner
  • stage design: Pavel Hubička
  • music: Robert Jurčo
  • songs lyrics: Aneta Wróbel, Adam Wojtyszko
  • director's assistant: Robert Jarosz

cast:

  • Paweł Chomczyk (King Murdas)
  • Dagmara Sowa (Fool)
  • Robert Jurčo (Sage)

...Now strikes the hour, now strike the kin,
A family war is ushered in...

After the good king Heliksander's death, his son, Murdas, ascended the throne. Everyone was worried about this because he was ambitious and cowardly. He was afraid of draughts, ghosts and wax, relatives and prophecies. He ordered to enlarge his person to extend beyond the horizons. He was spreading little by little but inexorably and so he became many – storied, precisely connected, enhanced with identity substations the whole kingdom in one Royal Person. Nothing was able to deprive him of his throne and life. Nothing accept of his own fears, dreams, thoughts...

The battle has begun: to comb and ceaselessly probe the entire, own, sovereign self, the kingdom of being. The conspiracy can slumber in some secret corner of vast consciousness!

The tale for adults performed by actors and objects.

Awards

  • Award for Pawel Chomczyk's role of King Murdas at the XXI International Theatrical Festival Valise 2008 in Lomza
  • Award for live performance of the music by Robert Jurco in the performance of Murdas.The Tale at the XXIV OFTL 2009 in Opole
  • Grand Prix – award of the City Mayor of Poznan for Pawel Chomczyk's role of King Murdas at the IV International Festival of Contemporary Drama for Children and Youth KON-TEKSTY 2009 in Poznan
  • Award for Pawel Chomczyk's role of King Murdas at the IV International Festival of Contemporary Drama for Children and Youth KON-TEKSTY 2009 in Poznan
  • Award for Dagmara Sowa's role of The Fool at the IV International Festival of Contemporary Drama for Children and Youth KON-TEKSTY 2009 in Poznan
  • Award for the music by Robert Jurco in the performance of Murdas.The Tale at the IV International Festival of Contemporary Drama for Children and Youth KON-TEKSTY 2009 in Poznan
  • Youth Jury's award at the IV International Festival of Contemporary Drama for Children and Youth KON-TEKSTY 2009 in Poznan for stage design by Pavel Hubićka
  • ATTESTATION – Certificate of High Quality and Artistic Level in year 2009, given by Chapter at Polish Center of International Association of Theater for Children and Young People