Look Back in Anger

fot. Tomasz Zakrzewski, materiały promocyjne Teatr J. Słowackiego w Krakowie

British playwright, John Osborne won rapid recognition with his play Look Back in Anger.
The play was premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1956. It was a great success and spawned the term “Angry Young Men” to describe Osborne himself and those of his generation who expressed the prevailing mood of the fifties- dissatisfaction felt by the young, the sense of limitation and frustration. The play also deals with complex marriage relationships, inability to satisfy each other’s needs and all these barriers that hinder communication. Therefore, although the plot is set in the 50s, the story of young people entering the world of adults, lonely and lost in spite of being together seems very “up-to date” nowadays.
That is why, convinced by its strength and universal theme, Magdalena Piekorz, a young promising director, decided to keep its original atmosphere. Her production is a part of the ongoing 1950s craze that takes advantage of the film and theatre appeal of these times. The universal subject matter and accurate translation of the realities are an unquestionable value of this performance.