A year after his wife, Anastazja, died under mysterious circumstances, the daughters hold a spiritualist séance .
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(In a Small Country House) is a classic 1921 drama by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) that serves as a grotesque parody of 19th-century realistic theater. The 1969 production typically refers to the Television Theater (Teatr Telewizji) adaptation directed by Helmut Kajzar , which brought Witkacy's absurdist "comedy with corpses" to a wider audience. Production Details (1969 Adaptation) A year after his wife, Anastazja, died under
The play is a prime example of Witkacy’s , which aimed to provoke a "metaphysical shudder" in the audience by moving away from realism toward a more mystical and abstract theatrical experience. The 1969 production typically refers to the Television
While it is one of Witkacy’s works closest to a realistic setting, it uses that setting specifically to dismantle the conventions of stage realism.