Let’s Play the Peasantry Again. The ‘Folk Turn’ in Stage Adaptations

The article is an analysis of the latest stage adaptations of books that contribute to the phenomenon of the so-called ‘people’s turn’ in Polish culture: narrating the history of Polish society as well as individual biographies from the perspective of underprivileged classes. The author discusses the performances by Jędrzej Piaskowski and Hubert Sulima, Agnieszka Jakimiak and Mateusz Atman, Piotr Pacześniak and Wera Makowsx, Romuald Krężel and Wojtek Rodak, and Szymon Adamczak in relation to a play from over a decade earlier, In the Name of Jakub S. by Paweł Demirski, considered foundational for the ‘people’s turn.’ Special attention is given to the recognition or lack thereof of the class character of the theater medium and its affective impact.