The play ruthlessly mocks traditional psychological dramas about adultery, jealousy, and suicide by treating death and haunting with comedic indifference. Witkacy’s Artistic Philosophy
(In a Small Country House) is a classic 1921 drama by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) that serves as a grotesque parody of 19th-century realistic theater. The 1969 production typically refers to the Television Theater (Teatr Telewizji) adaptation directed by Helmut Kajzar , which brought Witkacy's absurdist "comedy with corpses" to a wider audience. Production Details (1969 Adaptation)
The story is set in a fictional Polish manor house where the owner, , lives with his two daughters. w_malym_dworku_stanislaw_ignacy_witkiewicz_1969...
To everyone’s surprise, the ghost of the mother actually appears and begins participating in the family's daily life as if it were perfectly normal.
For more detailed production records and archival photos, you can explore the Encyklopedia Teatru Polskiego or check for available digital broadcasts on the TVP VOD platform. Production Details (1969 Adaptation) The story is set
A year after his wife, Anastazja, died under mysterious circumstances, the daughters hold a spiritualist séance .
While it is one of Witkacy’s works closest to a realistic setting, it uses that setting specifically to dismantle the conventions of stage realism. A year after his wife, Anastazja, died under
This version is celebrated for its stellar cast and its ability to capture Witkacy's unique sense of irony and the absurd. Helmut Kajzar. Key Cast: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Dyapanazy Nibek (the father). Danuta Szaflarska as the Ghost of Mother (Anastazja Nibek). Zofia Saretok as Zosia and Krystyna Miecikówna as Amelka. Format: Black and white television broadcast. Plot Overview