Artists ·Artyści

The original, 8-episode series by eminent theatre artists - Monika Strzępka and Paweł Demirski about what is going on behind-the-scenes of one of the muncipial theatres in Warsaw. The story also can be read as an ambiguous metaphor, where artistic problems of cultural activities and hard economic conditions meet.

pl
Drama
Comedy
Created By

First Aired on

Sep 02, 2016

1 seaons till Oct 21, 2016

Popularity: 4.5681
5 votes
Networks
(PL)
Production

Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny (PL)Telewizja Polska (PL)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 8

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Season 1

A young, ambitious man goes to Warsaw to become the new managing director of a theater — a role that was recently vacated in dramatic fashion.

Aired

8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 145 min

    A Warsaw theater director commits suicide and his body is found during a performance. A young director from out of town becomes the new manager.

  • Episode 2Episode 245 min

    Longtime porter Popieł is unexpectedly sacked. Despite budgetary difficulties, the new theater director decides to go ahead with their opening night.

  • Episode 3Episode 345 min

    An inexperienced employee from an external company is hired to replace the porter and causes a lot of trouble. But there are more problems to come.

  • Episode 4Episode 445 min

    The show's director breaks a leg. The actors' moods almost end rehearsals. To top it all, the technicians have messed up the dimensions of the set.

  • Episode 5Episode 545 min

    The performance is interrupted by the crowd's protest against the production being made with taxpayers' money. A crushing review appears in the press.

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