DESCRIPTION

Although the visit of the courier is generally a nice one – in the case of a young couple, the Hunters, it is the beginning of an incredible story. Frances, the wife of Peter Hunter, a young banker, when ordering Scandinavian glass, didn’t expect that she would find pornographic materials in the package delivered to their apartment located above the bank in which Peter works. The couple, afraid of the scandal, tires together with Brian, their friend, to get rid of this obscene shipment at all costs. The whole affair is further complicated by the appearance of Eleanor, the mother of Peter; Mr Bromhead, his boss, a banking officer; Mr Needham; Paul, the police superintendent; and also… two ladies of pleasure.

No sex please, we're British is a British farce written by Alistair Foot and Anthony Marriott, the masters of this genre. Since its première in London in 1971, until 1987, when the title was removed from the repertoire, it was played almost seven thousand times! In 1973, the play was adapted for a film. Both the West End staging and the film featured the biggest stars of London.

The show in the Krakow VARIETE Theatre will be directed by Janusz Szydłowski. Anna Sekuła will be responsible for the scenery and costumes.

No sex please, we're British is a classic of its genre. The structure of the play gives both actors and the director lots of space for their creativity. A mixture of incredible events, brilliant dialogues and fast-paced action will undoubtedly provide spectators with an unforgettable experience.

Creators

  • Authors: Anthony Marriott i Alistair Foot
  • Director: Janusz Szydłowski
  • Translation: Krystyna Podleska
  • Translation: Anna Wołek
  • Scenography & costumes: Anna Sekuła
  • Sounds: Ignacy Matuszewski
  • Choreography: Jarosław Staniek
  • Director's assistant: Barbara Garstka

Tickets

  • Normal 80 PLN
  • Reduced 70 PLN

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Gallery

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Premiere: 5-6.06.2021 r.

From the director:

When I was educator at the Acting Department of the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow, the rector, prof.  Jacek Popiel offered me to open doctoral proceeding and invented by himself the title of my thesis: “Contemporary problems of acting in comedy and farce repertoire”. I then realised that the text of the farce acts as a musical composition, it is a score to be followed by action. Word, motion, light are elements that build this musical form of a farce. This is why such works are ideal for the musical scene of VARIETE, where, since the very beginning, we have been working with a group of excellent young, singing actors from all over Poland. I am very happy that I could gather here this excellent acting “orchestra”. These young artists are filling me with new energy, which makes me feel we are doing something cool. I would like to highlight that in our Theatre actors have the opportunity to have fun play with the text of farce. For me, farce is like music.

No sex please, we’re British, although it belongs to light repertoire, is by no means easy to be staged. The structure of the play gives both actors and the director many possibilities for interpretation. From the very beginning of working on the text, the cast has to inspire each other with the “abstract imagination” necessary to meet the challenge of a farce play.

Farce must have a pace and rhythm fast enough to make it impossible for the viewer to think about the logic and likelihood of events.