The Boulevard

It is the 1950s. Hollywood is undergoing profound changes and sound cinema has finally replaced silent films. These changes affect many actors and actresses associated with noir, including Norma Desmond, a fallen star who cannot adapt to the new reality.
In vain, she looks for love in letters from fans, in husbands and even… in a chimpanzee. But then, her melancholy is interrupted by a young man, Joe Gillis, a cynical and resigned screenwriter struggling to survive in the ruthless world of Hollywood.
Pragmatic and desperate at first, he gradually becomes trapped in a destructive relationship with Norma Desmond, leading to a double life between women, dreams, fame and happiness.

A play based on Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard”.
original film screenplay: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, D. M. Marshman Jr.
adapted script, direction: Michał Jagodziński
music: Łukasz Ciesiołkiewicz
choreography: Natalia Stormowska
costumes: Jagoda Wróbel, Maria Huzarska
Norma: Wiktoria Zjawiony
Joe: Szymon Majkrzak
Max: Jan Konieczny
Betty: Adrianna Kwiatkowska
Valentino/Jack: Marcin Weron
choir of dancers, episodic roles:
Natalia Stormowska
Karolina Bronkowska
Gabriela Bagieńska
Angelika Malitek
Natalia Juchtowska
Sandra Trela
Paulina Kostaś

Production was made in co-production with the Department of Culture of the Wrocław City Office and the Marshal Office of Lower Silesia.

photo: I. Grzebieniak