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The Studio Theatre in Łódź

The facade of the building in Kopernik Street
Address	Kopernik Street 8 Łódź Poland
Owner	National Film School in Łódź
Capacity	60/120 (small scene/big scene)
Opened	1870
Years active	1870 - present

The Studio Theatre in Łódź (Teatr Studyjny) is one of the oldest theatres in Łódź (Poland), having been built in 1870. Since 1998, it was managed by the Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre, and in 2002 the theatre became the school’s property.

The theatre was built in 1870 in Łódź in the times of Russia-dependent Kingdom of Poland. It was one of many cultural – utilitarian institutions set up in Łódź at that time because of the rapid development of the town and the growth of its significance as one of the major cultural and industrial centres of the Kingdom. From the beginning of its activity, through years leading to the outbreak of World War I the theatre was staging mainly Russian plays due to strong influence of the Russian Empire on the Polish culture. After the war when Poland regained independence the theatre was sidelined from the main course of Łódź cultural life due to poor management which resulted in considerable debt. The building itself was used as a storage by the owners of an adjacent store. During the World War II the theatre edifice was destroyed sharing the fate of most of the Łódź’s development. The early post-war years marked the repeated heyday of the theatre. In 1958 it was renamed the Theatre of Łódź's Soil (Teatr Ziemi Łódzkiej) and linked with the Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre established in 1948. From the beginning of its activity, the school educated the new generation of Polish artists called The Polish Film School. Among the alumni were such distinguished artists like Roman Polański, Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieslowski and many others. Most of them made their debuts on the stage of the theatre. In 1983 the theatre was renamed as Julian Tuwim’s Studio Theatre (Teatr Studyjny im. Juliana Tuwima). In 2002, as the Studio Theatre, it officially became the property of the Leon Schiller National Film School.^[1]

Since 2002 the 4th year students of the Acting Department prepare and present their graduation spectacles as well as engage in their independent artistic projects. Apart from being the place of teaching and presentation, the Studio Theatre is also a place in which various research and artistic projects are carried out for instance: The Festival of Theatrical Schools, Workshops of the European Theatrical Schools, Drama Workshops “Drama in Progress”. In the recent years the plays staged at Studio Theatre not only gained liking and recognition among the young audience but also managed to meet the expectations of the drama critics in Poland and in Europe. In 2006 for the first time in history Studio Theatre was awarded The Golden Mask award by the Polish Critics Association for the best play for the spectacle of Sergi Belbel's “Łoże” directed by Karolina Szymczak. The theatre has got two scenes which can seat 120 and 60 audience members.^[2]

Nikolai Gogol’s "Marriage" dir. Grigorij Lifanov

A hilarious comedy full of unexpected twists and surprising feature outcomes. Ivan Podkolyosin, an elderly bachelor occupying a prestigious clerical position, upon being strongly encouraged by his close friend, decides to get married. He adopts an peculiar approach to the subject and when he finally makes a decision to step into holy matrimony, in a final moment of prenuptial solitude he arrives at a conclusion that marriage is the most wonderful thing in the world and regrets the wasted time. Right afterwards, upon cooling down he commits an act which can be commented with a proverb: “Do as you’d be done by”. “Marriage” is a play that constantly remains popular. It shows the matrimonial stock exchange on which one can gain fortune but be disillusioned. Its also full of contradictions, witty dialogs and superbly developed characters.

Translation:      Julian Tuwim
Direction:         Grigorij Lifanov
Set design:      Anna Tomczyńska
Cast:
Agafya:           Joanna Osyda
Podkolyosin:   Daniel Misiewicz
Kochkaryov:    Piotr Witkowski
Fyokla:            Julia Rybakowska
Arina:              Aleksandra Derda
Dunyashka:     Dorota Kuduk
Yaichnitsa:      Przemysław Kurek
Zhevakin:        Mateusz Olszewski
Anuchkin:       Janusz Komorowski
Panteleiev:     Konrad Michalak
Starikov:         Łukasz Chmielowski

The National Film School Official Page (in Polish and English)
The "Marriage" trailer