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⭐8.2(5 votes)

•2016

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Episodes

1. Episode 1

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.

2. Episode 2

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

3. Episode 3

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.

4. Episode 4

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.

5. Episode 5

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

6. Episode 6

The secretary gives the resigned director a stolen report, allowing Marcin to prepare for the hearing at the prosecutor's office.

7. Episode 7

The theater is reeling from the death of Alina, one of the main characters in the performance. Can they find a replacement just before the premiere?

8. Episode 8

During a city council meeting, Sterczyński states the need to quickly shut down the theater. The team works on a strategy to defend their workplace.

Overview

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.