• Author

  Erica Jong 

• Translation

  Anna Dzierzgowska

• Directed by

  Weronika Szczawińska

• Adaptation and Dramaturgy

  Piotr Wawer jr

• Premiere

  13 June 

• Tickets

  Regular ticket: 90 PLN
  Reduced ticket: 60 PLN
  Group ticket: 50 PLN

Cast

Beata

Bandurska

Rafał

Maćkowiak

Aleksandra

Matlingiewicz

Marta

Nieradkiewicz

About the Performance

The iconic feminist novel Fear of Flying by Erica Jong — once considered shameful and scandalous — has, fifty years on, become a canonical work.
It’s tempting to ask whether we’re finally ready for it, or if it can still shock us. What, if anything, has actually aged? And how far is 1970s America from Poland in the 2020s?

Jong’s novel is a true journey of its protagonist — physical, visceral, at times unabashedly raw.
Isadora Wing is inconsistent, often irritating, not always wise, pushing taboos and the boundaries of what is socially acceptable, and not necessarily aware of her own privilege. She is a forerunner of many contemporary female characters known from pop culture and literature. Without her, it’s hard to imagine series like Fleabag, Girls, or novels such as All Fours by Miranda July.

Perhaps today, more than ever, we need unruly heroines — ones who challenge the contemporary conservative turn and its attempts to strip away fundamental rights. Isadora begins with a pursuit of erotic fulfillment, but her journey leads toward an encounter with herself and her own body, transforming a comic odyssey into a story about autonomy.

Which fantasies, images, and experiences of the female body (and the body in general) are accepted in theatre today — and which still need to find their place on stage?
What will contemporary culture, shaped by backlash, see in Isadora now?

All the characters of Fear of Flying, burdened with both outdated attitudes and emancipatory impulses, offer us a chance to look closely at social change — both real and illusory.

Creators

Directed by: Weronika Szczawińska
Adaptation and dramaturgy: Piotr Wawer jr
Choreography, assistant direction, stage movement: Alicja Czyczel

Set and costume design: Marta Szypulska
Set and costume collaboration: Natalia Dziarczykowska

Lighting design: Monika Stolarska
Music: Julia Gadzina

Assistant director: Piotr Piotrowicz
Stage manager: Alicja Zalewska
Production manager: Aleksandra Szklarczyk

Poster image: Patryk Różycki

“Fear of Flying” is presented by arrangement with United Talent Agency.

Translation: Anna Dzierzgowska

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