Grzegorz Jarzyna's new production NOSFERATU

The latest production of Grzegorz Jarzyna, NOSFERATU, inspired by  Bram Stoker's  novel Dracula.

TR Warszawa and Teatr Narodowy

Bram Stoker's Dracula, one of the most important texts of the pop culture, has over ten or even more screen versions and numerous references in feature films and cartoons, theater shows, arts, advertisements and computer games. The pop culture feeds on vampirism but its real message is lost somewhere along the way. Deeper meaning is valuable only if it can improve its attractiveness. The notion of vampire was present in folklore, literature and science many years before Stoker and arousing fear in the audience does not exhaust its whole sense.

The vampiric myth, consisting of belief in life after death and the regenerating power of blood, is one of the most consistent and popular. Philosophical and moral consequences of immortality, reflection over the phenomenon of life, connection of love and death deeply entrenched in the culture, religious connotations of the motive of an undead - these are only a few of the topics inspired by vampirism.

The character of Dracula has always been searched for contemporary metaphors. In Stoker's novel people saw a story about dark forces hidden underneath the Victorian prudery, as well as the conflict between the fear of the unknown entrenched in human nature and fascination with dark secrets of nature. Using this psychological and metaphysical thriller, Grzegorz Jarzyna shows how single fears and obsessions materialize in social life. However, this is mainly a show about the human need for transgression, attempts to cross material, social or symbolic limits, release from carnality and identity, longing for the Different.

In coproduction with Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny, Barbican, London, Dublin Theatre Festival, Adelaide Theatre Festival and TR Warszawa Foundation

Strategic partner: Instytut Adama Mickiewicza