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10 Nov
2026

Waiting for Their Karol: RAU Stages a Play Based on Sławomir Mrożek’s Works

The performance explored human loneliness, ожидание, the pursuit of happiness, and the search for meaning in life.

On November 6, the RAU Theatre “BEM” presented a performance based on three plays by renowned Polish playwright Sławomir Mrożek: The Widows, A Summer Day, and Karol.

The performance explored human loneliness, ожидание, the pursuit of happiness, and the search for meaning in life. Like Beckett’s characters waiting for Godot, its protagonists await their own Karol, each imagining him as someone or something that could change their lives.

Through absurdity, irony, and philosophical reflections, the production highlighted a central paradox: while waiting for something extraordinary to bring happiness, people risk missing life itself.