Oddychasz smrodem, zimnem i śmiercią…
Breathing in stench, cold air and death

Summary/Abstract: The reviewer describes in detail two Austrian productions concerning the outbreak of the first world war: Thalerhof by Andrzej Stasiuk directed by Anna Badora (Schauspielhaus Gratz, 27.09.2013) and Princip (ten grób mi jest za mały) (Princip, this grave is not big enough for me) by Biljans Srbljanović directed by Michał Zadara (Schauspielhaus Wien, 16.10.2013). It is important to note that in both cases foreign, non-Austrian directors were employed to prepare the productions, the fact which the reviewer sees as significant especially if one takes into account the nationalistic Austrian culture. The foreign, Polish directors were able to tell familiar stories in a new way and from the perspective which in Austria is definitely seen as a minority view.

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