Wybrzeże Theatre

Wybrzeże Theatre has for years been the theatrical showpiece of Pomerania, one of the largest and most interesting Polish theatres and, since a renovation completed in autumn 2023, a theatre with one of the most modern stages in Europe. Adam Orzechowski, general and artistic director of Wybrzeże Theatre, who has held the post since 2006, took on responsibility not only for the artistic shape of the theatre but also for improving the theatre fabric itself. It was on his initiative that all four stages were built or rebuilt, so the quality of the theatre is attested not only by artistic successes but also by theatre infrastructure of a quality unique in the country.

Wybrzeże Theatre is a mark of artistic quality and at the same time a thriving institution that gives residents of the Tricity and surrounding areas access to theatre at the highest level.Without interruption for fifteen seasons, Wybrzeże Theatre has successfully presented its productions on the Summer Stage in Pruszcz Gdański, where more than a hundred thousand spectators have seen performances in that time. Thanks to a grant from the municipality of Pruszcz Gdański, Wybrzeże Theatre regularly takes its artistic offer outside the Tricity, and audiences gathered at Faktoria Kultury can see Wybrzeże’s productions free of charge, which significantly helps the theatre fulfil its mission.

Over the years Adam Orzechowski, as artistic director, has developed his own model of managing the theatre’s repertoire. It includes artistically sophisticated works, but the theatre also does not shy away from ambitious offerings from the so-called middle repertoire. It makes room for dramas and comedies by well-known and acclaimed authors (Arthur Muller, Oscar Wilde, Yasmina Reza, Howard Barker, Thomas Bernhard), as well as productions that grew out of actors' improvisation (Piękna Zośka), musicals (Karmaniola, Wsopotowzięci), children’s fairy tales (Zaczarowana królewna, Szelmostwa Lisa Witalisa, Złoty klucz) and adaptations of novels (Nieczułość, Kronika wypadków miłosnych).