About the Show

Tragic events tear apart Polish childhood friends in this new play inspired by actual events.

In a small Polish village, ten childhood friends—five Jewish and five Catholic—transform from playful companions to bitter adversaries, their actions carrying grave consequences. Drawing from the brutal 1941 pogrom in Jedwabne, this stunning narrative traces their lives over eight decades, vividly brought to life in an electrifying new rendition of Tadeusz Słobodzianek’s modern masterpiece, helmed by Ukrainian-born director Igor Golyak.

Critic Reviews (22)

"a union dividing and surviving"
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"Excellent performances support Golyak’s vision"
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"Igor Golyak's staging remains as boldly theatrical and thrillingly original"
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"Igor Golyak's hyper-inventive direction the production's form is masterfully daring"
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"an important history lesson that would be unbearable if not rooted in a true story"
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A staggering Holocaust treatment chronicling 10 young Jewish and Catholic Poles friends’
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Based on a real-life story, this play reveals the dark corners of the human heart.
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It’s about living with the full weight of what you’ve witnessed and perpetrated.
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Arlekin Players Theatre